Mathematician Katie Steckles explains just why the proliferation of snowflake decorations this time of year is deeply ...

Many white plastic clothes hangers in a large box - Oksix/Getty Images Take a moment to see an everyday item in a new light. Plastic clothes hangers are common enough, but each one is a complex form ...

Fluffy snowflakes fell on Trumbull, north of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Tuesday, December 23, as the National Weather ...

Snow can seem anything but delicate when you consider avalanches, nor’easters, and the fact that we generally stomp through it, shovel it, and drive over it. But on a microscopic level, each ...

All of the snowflake photos on this page, believe it or not, were captured using a six-year-old point-and-shoot Canon camera and a standard 58mm SLR lens that was produced in the USSR sometime between ...

We’ve all heard it—no two snowflakes are alike. However, they all seem to share that same six-sided shape, so what’s […] ...

When a snowflake lands on your sleeve, it's the end of a 20-minute tumbleweed journey through clouds. But its touchdown is not the end of the story. Grab a hand lens or magnifying glass and discover ...

Decorate your house for the holidays with these beautiful and easy cotton swab snowflakes! Use this craft to discuss vocabulary words such as radial or talk about repeating patterns. It's snowing in ...

Many of us love snow - but look a little closer at those delicate snowflakes and you'll be in for an even bigger treat. Every snowflake has six sides but did you know they come in different shapes and ...

Three-dimensional snowflakes can now be grown in a computer using a program developed by mathematicians. Intricate, incredibly variable and beautiful, snowflakes have been puzzling mathematicians ...