In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

Researchers explain a new mechanism for ice formation. Ice can form near the free surface of a water droplet via small precursors with a structure resembling ice 0. These are readily formed by ...

Some parts of the U.S. see well over 100 inches (2.5 meters) of snow per year. Edoardo Frola/Moment Open via Getty Images The thought of snow can conjure up images of powdery slopes, days out of ...

An extra stage has been identified for the first time that helps explain why ice can have a liquid layer at the surface even ...

FARGO — Frost and snow are made of ice but form as intricate crystals, whereas ice that forms on a lake or a puddle is more of a hard blob of water. Impurities aside, water is made of water and ice ...

Nature often surprises us with certain unexpected yet beautiful creations. From perfectly shaped snowflakes to unusual rock structures near the volcanic regions, these natural wonders are a pleasure ...

A sun candle is a mesmerising, rare atmospheric phenomenon where sunlight reflects off ice crystals to create a flame-like beam below the sun.