Above: A hexagonal (six-sided) snow crystal, classified as a stellar dendrite. This crystal was photographed with an Olympus TG-6 camera after it landed on the sleeve of the authors fleece jacket.

Part of the answer depends on what you mean by the word "snowflake." The other part of that answer depends on who you ask. If you consult the Guinness World Record keepers, they say that the "largest ...

Universally known to indicate that the winter season has arrived and known in the Inland Northwest to indicate that it is time to don warm boots and gloves to scrape your car before work, snow is ...