Above: A hexagonal (six-sided) snow crystal, classified as a stellar dendrite. This crystal was photographed with an Olympus TG-6 camera after it landed on the sleeve of the authors fleece jacket.

The old adage that "no two snowflakes are alike" might not hold true, at least for smaller crystals, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

While there is no definitive authority on snowflakes, for this discussion, the information is from snowcrystals.com, a website based on eight books written by Kenneth Libbrecht, a physics professor at ...

Imagine you’re floating at the top of a cloud and you’re made of a dust particle. It’s 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Water vapor freezes onto you, making an icy, three-dimensional prism. It has six flat sides ...

It was known that the crystals of snow took complex shapes, there were no two same things. However, by skillfully manipulating the conditions of snow crystallization, American researchers succeed in ...

Winter has walloped the Pacific Northwest this season, with record snowfall in the mountains and lowlands. Crystal Mountain received 7 feet of snow in 7 days, according to the ski resort. The Summit ...