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 ...

In winter, Montana and Wyoming dish out fierce weather and fearsome beauty. Snow and cold transform the outdoors into a winter wonderland, but they also create danger, drama and dread. Here’s a look ...

The next time we get snow showers (which have been hard to come by this winter and last winter), see if you can catch a couple and look very closely (or pull out a magnifying glass). You'll see that ...

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- It's true when they say no two snowflakes are alike and that applies from our most recent snow as well! Each picture included in this gallery is 100X zoomed-in from what the ...

On winter mornings like this one, most people have seen enough snow. But there are some who can’t get enough of it, from physicists who study it to mathematicians plyingits sublimely symmetrical ...

Snowflakes appear in dozens of structures, from simple columns and stars to ornate dendrites and beyond. Ahead, we’ve ...

An end-of-winter reminder on the science and wonder of snowflakes. Dirty snowdrifts and hard-packed piles can make it hard to appreciate snow at this time of year. In the extreme, snow’s a drag, but ...

CHICAGO — On winter mornings, most people have seen enough snow. But there are some people who can’t get enough, including physicists who study it, mathematicians who ply its sublimely symmetrical ...

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

Moshe Miller has sent us a fun video this afternoon. Snowflakes in the shape of the Star of David, shot in Baltimore in Tuesday. Here’s his note: “The right atmospheric conditions and temperature over ...