A few centuries back, advancements in the art of lens crafting and the innovations of unknown inventors led to the emergence of the microscope. Suddenly, people had a window into the microscopic world ...

RIT Professor Michael Peres still vividly recalls driving home a decade ago one cold, snowy night after a conversation with one of his excited students. Emily Marshall, a student in his biomedical ...

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(WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – Snowflakes can come in so many intricate shapes and patterns but still look the same to the naked eye. Upon closer look under a microscope, you can see the beautiful designs that ...

BEIJING, 16 November (BelTA - Xinhua). - Zhang Chao, an avid micrograph enthusiast from Beijing, recently reproduced a number of photographs of snowflakes pictured under his microscope for the public, ...

We don’t get that much snow in the ArkLaTex, but did you know every single snowflake that falls from the sky is unique? Just like people, no two snowflakes are alike, and it all depends on the weather ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — Now with Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just a month away, everyone will be waiting for the snow to fall to make it a white Christmas. But, what exactly is snow and how does it form?

Nathan Myhrvold created the Snowflake Cam to capture up-close pictures of snowflakes. He calls it "the highest resolution snowflake camera in the world." He has traveled all over the US to find ...