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 ...

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As winter settles in, many of us are getting an up-close look at more snowflakes than we might care to. Let’s take a moment to look at just what forces are shaping (literally) our winter weather. Top ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 10, 2013 – University of Utah researchers developed a high-speed camera system that spent the past two winters photographing snowflakes in 3-D as they fell – and they don't look ...

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 ...

With more smartphones equipped with macro lenses, you no longer need to haul around a big camera to capture decent views of delicate snowflakes. Look for where they tumble down across cold windshields ...

Peer through a magnifying glass at a snowflake, and you’ll see an ice creation more elaborate than anything Martha Stewart could cut from folded paper. So what’s behind the snowflake’s unique and ...

Ed Adams, a snow researcher and professor at Montana State University, looks through a book on snowflakes at his office at MSU. Kenneth Libbrecht, head of the physics department at the California ...