They dance from the sky, look like little works of art - and yet every snowflake starts out quite inconspicuously. Watch the video to see how a few tiny drops of water become delicate ice stars.

Part of the answer depends on what you mean by the word "snowflake." The other part of that answer depends on who you ask. If you consult the Guinness World Record keepers, they say that the "largest ...

A snowflake is one of the most sensational phenomena in nature. Either a single ice crystal or a cluster of crystals, each snowflake pattern is unique, and are formed when tiny, cooled cloud droplets ...

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 ...

An end-of-winter reminder on the science and wonder of snowflakes. Dirty snowdrifts and hard-packed piles can make it hard to appreciate snow at this time of year. In the extreme, snow’s a drag, but ...

For centuries we have marveled at the diversity of snowflakes and told our children that each snowflake is unique (just like our little darlings!) But although each snowflake may be unique on a ...