Is it true that two snowflakes can't be identical and if not, what are the odds? The specific number of snowflake types depends on who you ask. Photographer Wilson Alwyn Bentley took pictures of ...

The next time we get snow showers (which have been hard to come by this winter and last winter), see if you can catch a couple and look very closely (or pull out a magnifying glass). You'll see that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you tried to catch any snowflakes yet? If so, they may have melted before you got a good look. However, weather factors like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From a distance, snow may seem simple. But the journey of a single snowflake is anything but ordinary — and it involves chemistry, ...

Importantly, snowflakes grow from gaseous water vapour and not liquid water. Water molecules in the air diffuse onto the ice ...

TULSA, Okla. — You may have heard the saying that every snowflake is unique and, in a way, that is true. There are many snowflake shapes out there and they depend on the temperature at cloud level ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — We see them all the time during winter -- snowflakes. They come in all shapes and sizes, and it is said no two snowflakes are alike. Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs breaks down ...

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 ...

They say that no two snowflakes are the same. That may be true, but snowflakes share some striking similarities. Take a look at these snowflakes: See a pattern? It may not be immediately clear, but ...

The dynamic way different-shaped snowflakes perform distinct 'dances' within clouds has been found to hugely influence how much precipitation forms and is likely to fall to Earth. The discovery of ...

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