Flurries of questions about mysterious triangle-shaped snowflakes may soon subside, thanks to new research on snowflake formation. Most snowflakes are hexagons because of the arrangement of hydrogen ...

For nearly two centuries, observers have been documenting the unexplained appearance of triangular snowflakes in nature. Now, scientists know how they come to exist. Most snowflakes are hexagonal, but ...

Flurries of questions about mysterious triangle-shaped snowflakes may soon subside, thanks to new research on snowflake formation. Most snowflakes are hexagons because of the arrangement of hydrogen ...

The beautiful six-fold symmetry of snowflakes is the result of the hydrogen bonds that water molecules form when they freeze. But snowflakes can form other shapes too when the growth of the crystal is ...

While it may true that every snowflake is unique, some flakes are more unique than others. I know, “more unique” is an oxymoron, but read on and you’ll see what I mean. Snowflake scientists (and there ...

“Silent, and soft, and slow descends the snow,” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes in “Snowflakes.” Whether part of a dusting, coating, or misty blanket of snow, the delicate and hard-to-capture ...

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 ...

Winter snowstorms, like the Nor'easter that just slammed New England, transform gray days into winter wonderlands. So while you're stuck inside, or within snowshoe-walking distance, here are six fun ...