For water, this normally happens below 0°C ... Since it is so difficult to measure real crystal formation, simulations are often used. However, these are associated with major uncertainties.

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors ...

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

Join Kenneth Libbrecht, Professor of Physics at Caltech, during this free interactive recording as he examines how the ice surface structure changes with temperature, how this affects ice crystal ...