The anatomy of snowflakes has been studied for hundreds of years. But just what is it that makes one snowflake differ from ...

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape.

It turns out snowflakes are ice crystals. On Earth, snowflakes are hexagonal. That means they’re crystals with six sides. When a snowflake falls, it can land in lots of different positions.

forming an ice crystal. Other droplets freeze onto the crystal, forming the six arms of the snowflake. The crystal structure of the snowflake is mostly determined by temperature as it forms.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Snowflakes form when a cold water droplet freezes onto particulates (like dust or pollen) in the atmosphere, creating an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls through the sky, ...

Flights landing Saturday night at Denver International Airport unwittingly helped trigger the formation of ice crystals in a ...

If you look at a single snowflake close up, you will see it is made of ice crystals. Ice is typically clear, but can bounce light back to your eyes that is white. If you stack billions and ...

“Snowflakes are far more varied and interesting than we had previously imagined,” said Tim Garrett, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Utah. Take a journey to see how ice crystals ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Snowflakes form when a cold water droplet freezes onto particulates (like dust or pollen) in the atmosphere, creating an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls through the ...