Next time you catch a snowflake on your tongue, think about how geometry, meteorology and the quirky properties of water molecules have conspired to create one of nature’s most spectacular set ...

Snowflakes show their individual flair, ... As in many of these photos, a macro lens captures the tiniest details, showing patterns and geometry that are harder to see with the naked eye.

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 ...

The pictures show that each falling snowflake has its own delicate geometry. It's a jumble of many, many individual snow crystals with different shapes ranging from needles to little balls.

Previous attempts to model snowflakes using a similar approach could not reproduce both growth characteristics. "Our team is the first to do both faceted and dendritic growth, using basic ...

There is a range of shapes in these snowflake drawings, from organic snowflake shapes to more geometric, sharp snowflakes. Some of them even look like mysterious symbols.