Like snowflakes, supporting Science News can take many forms. As snowflakes gently meander past your living room window this winter, take a break from your hot cocoa and consider nature’s ice-cold ...

(all images via Alexey Kljatov’s Flickrstream and used with permission of the artist) We all grew up hearing that each snowflake is unique, but Moscow-based Alexey Kljatov’s macrophotography of ...

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, ...

Mathematicians have re-created the intricate patterns of ice formation, a breakthrough that could lead to new models of red blood cells, soap bubbles and other surfaces that evolve over time Windswept ...

Snowflakes teach us many lessons when we’re children. It teaches us about the fractal beauty that lies beneath all things; it teaches us about uniqueness, patterns, and infinity. But for some reason, ...