Curling Snow on a Cabin Roof: A Small-Scale Winter Transformation
Snow hanging in a curved sheet from a cabin roof looks almost fabric-like. The surprising shape reveals that a snow layer can deform and mo...
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The Science of Snowflakes: Six Sides, Branches and a Journey Through Cloud
A snowflake’s branching pattern begins with the arrangement of water molecules in ice. The familiar six-sided structure gives snow crystals ...
Why Snow and a Lighter Do Not Prove a Conspiracy
A dark mark and surprisingly little dripping water can make a snow-and-lighter video look mysterious. Neither observation proves that snow ...
Snow Rollers: Natural Cylinders Shaped by Movement
A hollow snow cylinder can look as if someone rolled it up by hand. Snow rollers form naturally when a suitable surface layer gathers as it...
Ten Ways to Understand Snow: Crystals, Records and Winter Landscapes
Snow becomes more interesting when you connect its appearance with how it formed and changed. The brief science primer below introduces ten...