(Nanowerk News) The breakthrough findings, reported in the journal Nature ("Square ice in graphene nanocapillaries"), allow better understanding of the counterintuitive behaviour of water at the ...

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

A snowflake is either a single ice crystal or an aggregation of ice crystals. Viewed microscopically, they form interesting and wondrous crystal forms. Some researchers suggest that there can be up to ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her joy. While some people would rather avoid snowflakes and the slippery roads ...