Snowflakes are amazingly symmetrical despite being subjected to all sorts of atmospheric and climatic forces.

Every six-sided snowflake is a unique piece of nature's art, but their incredible designs usually go unseen as they pile up by the zillions during winter storms. Colorado doctor and photographer Jason ...

Those crazy-eight flakes may be all over this season's sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, holiday decorations and dinnerware. But the one place you won't see them is falling from a wintry sky. While ...

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 ...

We’ve all heard it—no two snowflakes are alike. However, they all seem to share that same six-sided shape, so what’s going on? Why do they follow the same rulebook for structure but still end up ...

Jason Benedict studies crystals — materials whose atoms and molecules arrange themselves in an orderly pattern when in a solid state. Snowflakes fall under this category. Each one that tumbles from ...