From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors ...

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

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, water vapor deposits ...

WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew breaks down what we know and what we don't about the climate and weather here in Louisville.

Although snow crystals are the product of a well-understood phase transition, some basic aspects of their growth have remained unexplained for over 75 years. Join Kenneth Libbrecht, Professor of ...

That bent light keeps traveling through the snowflake. Some of the light will hit different parts of the snowflake and bounce ...

Image caption, From a single ice crystal, these amazing patterns form according to different weather conditions. Snowflakes are renowned for their uniqueness. No matter how many billions of them ...

Like snowflakes, supporting Science News can ... Six sides, six edges, six branches — ice crystals seem six obsessed. In 1611, German mathematician Johannes Kepler speculated in a New Year ...

More crystals grow on top of these ice crystals to create hexagonal shapes called snowflakes. Hexagonal means they have six sides. If they fall through cold, dry air, the snow will be powdery.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Physics professor Ken Libbrecht on ice and snow crystal growth Molecule by molecule, the snowflake grows and ...

Freezing rain, at its least intense, can create thin sheets of ice that lead to slick, dangerous conditions for drivers and pedestrians. At its worst, according to National Weather Service forecaster ...