FARGO — Snowflake crystals usually grow as dendrites. A dendrite is a geometric formation that is found in many places in nature. At its most basic, a dendritic formation is tree-like, having a base ...

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 ...

Above: A hexagonal (six-sided) snow crystal, classified as a stellar dendrite. This crystal was photographed with an Olympus TG-6 camera after it landed on the sleeve of the authors fleece jacket.

Snow dancing, Ullr calling and deep yearning for more snow this season appear to have paid off! After such a dry fall and early winter, abundant snowfall finally is allowing us to enjoy our sliding ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Snow has been rare in the Charlotte area lately. In fact, last winter was the first time in Charlotte history that the Queen City didn't even have a trace of snow. So while we wait ...

Those crazy-eight flakes may be all over this season's sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, holiday decorations and dinnerware. But the one place you won't see them is falling from a wintry sky. While ...

Snow crystals resting on spikelets of a grass. Almost 400 years ago astronomer Johannes Kepler, famous for formulating the geometric laws describing the movements of planets, wondered, "Why is it, ...

Each and every snowflake floating down from the sky is different. Or, at least it's very unlikely that two of them are the same. How is that possible? Let's have a look at how snowflakes are created.

Allison Futterman is a Charlotte, N.C.-based writer whose science, history, and medical/health writing has appeared on a variety of platforms and in regional and national publications. These include ...