Snowflakes, nature's tiny artworks, owe their six-sided symmetry to the hexagonal arrangement of water molecules in ice. As they fall through clouds, varying temperatures and humidity dictate their ...

Did you know snowflakes start out as dust? Or that snow isn’t actually white? We’re digging into the biggest scientific mysteries surrounding one of winter’s most magical phenomena.

Surprisingly, the magic of snowflakes often begins with dust in the air. All it takes is for a cold drop of water to freeze on one of these particles, creating an ice crystal. Because every crystal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molecule by molecule, snowflakes grow from water vapors in the air and eventually fall to earth. After getting slammed with nearly ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls missed out on the snow, but we know about the blizzard in northeast KELOLAND Wednesday ...

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 ...

As snow powers the Winter Olympics, you probably underestimate the simple snowflake. For starters, snow isn't technically white.

North Carolina is expected to see some more of the white stuff this weekend. Here's how it is formed and if could ever be too cold for snow.

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 ...

A winter storm is settling in over the U.S. and soon snowflakes will be falling across the nation. Have you ever wondered how one forms? Snow is made up of tiny ice crystals that can transform into a ...