Snowflakes are commonly considered delicate "winter beauties," but there is an interesting secret within the complexity of their designs. Their six-sided patterns predict weather, snowflakes are much ...

With a camera-equipped microscope of his own making, Kenneth G. Libbrecht shoots some of the world’s most stunning photographs of snowflakes. Since October, four of the physicist’s images have adorned ...

From large, wet flakes to hard, barrel-shaped pellets, snow comes in many forms. While all snowflakes start in the same basic way, variations in temperature and humidity while they are forming ...

After getting slammed with nearly two feet of snow and frigid weather, and with meteorologists tracking another potential storm that could strike Massachusetts this weekend, it's no wonder Bay State ...