Farmer Wilson Bentley was the first to photograph the tiny snow crystals individually, and his collection reveals that each ...

Whether they're tickling your nose, hugging your eyelashes or melting on your tongue, few winter wonders are as fascinating ...

FARGO — Snowflake crystals usually grow as dendrites. A dendrite is a geometric formation that is found in many places in nature. At its most basic, a dendritic formation is tree-like, having a base ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Snow has been rare in the Charlotte area lately. In fact, last winter was the first time in Charlotte history that the Queen City didn't even have a trace of snow. So while we wait ...

Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground. They float effortlessly, but their creation is one of nature’s most complicated ...

As winter settles in, many of us are getting an up-close look at more snowflakes than we might care to. Let’s take a moment to look at just what forces are shaping (literally) our winter weather. Top ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

New research by chemist has shed new light on ice crystal formation by combining an electron backscatter with a large single crystal ice model. Scientists discovered that an ice crystal's flat sides ...