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 ...

If you're currently living on the East Coast and just endured Winter Storm Jonas, you've recently been in the presence of thousands and thousands of little snowflakes. Not only that, but each one of ...

In northern communities, seasonal snow plays a central role in day-to-day activities. For some, it means a day off from school. For others, it's a signal that skiing season is starting. Or maybe it's ...

A recent post in the subreddit r/answers cast doubt on an age-old truism, asking how it is "really possible no two snowflakes can be identical" — a reference to the claim that no two snowflakes are ...

Snowflakes are commonly considered delicate "winter beauties," but there is an interesting secret within the complexity of their designs. Their six-sided patterns predict weather, snowflakes are much ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the midst of a frigid winter, a University at Buffalo expert is available to discuss one of the season’s great natural marvels: snowflakes. Jason Benedict, PhD, UB associate ...

One of the more technically creative time lapses we’ve seen in a long while, Snowtime is a 2-minute “microscopic time-lapse” by Vyacheslav Ivanov that captures the mesmerizing bloom of budding ice ...

In northern communities, seasonal snow plays a central role in day-to-day activities. For some, it means a day off from school. For others, it’s a signal that skiing season is starting. Or maybe it’s ...