— -- Consider the iconic six-sided snowflake: lacy, fluffy and the subject of interpretation by millions of children aided only by folded paper and scissors. Although the ground is covered in ...

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, ...

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 ...

A closer look at the physics of snowflake formation reveals why the famous claim that no two snowflakes are alike is misleading, and how controlled lab conditions can produce nearly identical crystals ...

Snow is one of those things we take for granted in New England. The snowflake is the basis of much poetry, folklore and speculation, in particular that age-old question; are two snowflakes ever alike?

OTTAWA, Ill. Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, nearly 140 skydivers have shattered the vertical skydiving world record by flying heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in Illinois. Three judges ...

Imagine jumping from a plane at 18,000 feet and linking up with 100 people in a giant snowflake formation, then scooting away from traffic to open your parachute in time to land safely. That is what ...