Wilson Bentley, a “bona-fide snowflake obsessive,” snapped close-ups of snowflakes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Snow is made up of trillions of tiny ice crystals to make snowflakes, with not one alike. Here's how they form.

Though snowflakes come in a bevy of sizes and shapes, the type of snowflakes falling in Milwaukee on Wednesday are probably ...

Snowflakes vary by size and shape but exactly how many different patterns are there and what weather features influence their appearance?

Did you know that no two snowflakes are ever exactly the same? The size and shape of each snowflake are unique, a result of ...

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 ...

That shape changes even further as they fall through the air. As each snowflake falls, it encounters water vapour in the atmosphere. This has a big effect on its shape. If humidity is low ...

Snowflakes provide many of us with our earliest impressions of what it means to be unique. Even within a group—the flakes so ...

More air pockets between snowflakes means they act like Tetris pieces and can stack a bit more. Web Editor : Jessica Patrick Posted 2025-01-21T13:56:01-0500 - Updated 2025-01-21T13:56:01-0500 ...

What type of snowflakes are falling on Milwaukee? Though snowflakes come in a bevy of sizes and shapes, the type of snowflakes falling in Milwaukee on Wednesday are probably just what you imagine ...

No two snowflakes are alike, and that’s even more true in the arctic temperatures we are seeing this week. These photos ...