Researchers discovered that gold, copper and iron nanocrystals form pentagonal snowflake-like patterns during rapid chemical ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

Snowflakes are commonly considered delicate "winter beauties," but there is an interesting secret within the complexity of their designs. Their six-sided patterns predict weather, snowflakes are much ...

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

It is 94 degrees outside Ken Libbrecht’s Caltech lab. Inside, within refrigerated coolers, tanks and glass boxes, it is a cool 5 degrees, and Libbrecht is busy making snowflakes. For the past 16 years ...