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

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

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Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground. They float effortlessly, but their creation is one of nature’s most complicated ...

More air pockets between snowflakes means they act like Tetris pieces and can stack a bit more. More air pockets between snowflakes means they act like Tetris pieces and can stack a bit more.

That shape changes even further as they fall through the air. As each snowflake falls, it encounters water vapour in the atmosphere. This has a big effect on its shape. If humidity is low ...

You’ll have that air temperature between 25 and 32 degrees. So, most snowflakes start off in a tiny tiny particle almost as small as a particle of dust or a grain of sand and we’re consistently adding ...

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Snowflakes come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the temperature and moisture content of the cloud layer where snowflake production takes place. Snowflakes of thin plate types will ...