When it comes to weather forecasting many of us probably know it isn't an exact science, as there are just too many variables ...

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape.

That bent light keeps traveling through the snowflake. Some of the light will hit different parts of the snowflake and bounce ...

It’s a common question during the cooler months during a messy winter storm. Freezing rain and ice pellets are underrated ...

Flights landing Saturday night at Denver International Airport unwittingly helped trigger the formation of ice crystals in a ...

The anatomy of snowflakes has been studied for hundreds of years. But just what is it that makes one snowflake differ from ...

forming an ice crystal. Other droplets freeze onto the crystal, forming the six arms of the snowflake. The crystal structure of the snowflake is mostly determined by temperature as it forms.

For people who grew up carefully turning pajamas inside out and backward in hopes of manifesting some flakes, snow can be a powerful reminder of childhood snow days—that joyful surprise when another ...

Freezing rain, at its least intense, can create thin sheets of ice that lead to slick, dangerous conditions for drivers and pedestrians. At its worst, according to National Weather Service forecaster ...