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 ...

A snowflake begins its life as water vapor in the air that converts directly into ice crystals without first becoming liquid water. If hundreds or even thousands of these tiny ice crystals collide and ...

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 ...

When there's a lot of snow out there, you can either make a snowman, a snow angel, or just X-ray the snowflakes. And if you do the latter, you can figure out how many different designs snowflakes take ...

It starts very high in the sky, where temperatures are always well below freezing. One molecule of water adheres to a tiny ice crystal, and then another. They pile on in the shape of hexagons until, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you ever looked closely at a snowflake falling and landing on the ground? Each one is so beautiful, and when billions of them accumulate, a winter wonderland is experienced.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There's nothing quite like seeing the first snowflakes of the season. Those feathery, ice crystals slowly falling from the clouds and blanketing the ground. You've probably heard ...

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 ...

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN -- It's true when they say no two snowflakes are alike and that applies from our most recent snow as well! Each picture included in this gallery is 100X zoomed-in from what the ...

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