Look closely at a snowflake, and you’ll observe a one-of-a-kind gossamer lattice, its growth influenced by ambient conditions like temperature and humidity. Turns out, this sort of intricate ...

In London, where I live, you can forget about a white Christmas. The best I can hope for is a pitiful flurry of flakes. So, this year, I am on a mission to create my own snow. And not just any snow: ...

The next time it snows, pay attention to those little flakes on your sleeve — they carry clues about what's happening above the clouds. Mary Anne White is a professor emerita of chemistry at Dalhousie ...

Symmetry abounds in nature, often in its most beautiful forms. A perfect snowflake, a blooming sunflower, a light-harvesting complex from a bacterium—they all exhibit striking symmetry, crafted by ...