Then vapor condenses into droplets, which begin to freeze. Higher humidity lets the crystals take on more complex shapes—when the air is drier, snowflakes grow more slowly and take on simpler forms.

While the odds of two snowflakes being identical aren't exactly zero, it is about one in one million trillion (that's a one followed by 18 zeroes). There are up to 10 158 different snowflake shape ...

Every snowflake is different. But while each snowflake itself may be different from the one that came before it, the crystalline shapes that make up all these special little snowflakes are ...

A physicist's photographs show snowflakes in a dazzling variety of shapes — from minimalist cylinders and spiky rods to stylized Art Deco and the familiar lacy Baroque.

As winter settles in, many of us are getting an up-close look at more snowflakes than we might care to. Let’s take a moment to look at just what forces are shaping (literally) our winter weather.

Snowflakes, the coolest shapes on the planet are even more beautiful close up. By LAURA POWELL . Updated: 19:04 EDT, 18 December 2009 ...

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 ...

"As you stare outside at the snow globe, know that those snowflakes were likely generated at about 5,000-15,000 feet above the ground between -10C (14F) to -20C (-4F)," NWS Milwaukee wrote. Given ...