Importantly, snowflakes grow from gaseous water vapour and not liquid water. Water molecules in the air diffuse onto the ice ...

A pioneering photography collection, now housed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, captures how early innovations in microphotography helped shape our understanding of snowflakes. Wilson Bentley ...

In 1885, Wilson Bentley, a farmer in Vermont, became the first known person to photograph a snowflake. He would document 5,000 of them in his lifetime. In a new series for the first day of each month, ...

The latest StoryWalk along the trail features “Snowflake Bentley,” the Caldecott Medal-winning picture book by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Mary Azarian.

We all remember the saying "no two snowflakes are alike" but who made us all believe this and why? Wilson A. Bentley was a pioneer in the field of photomicrography, the science of photographing very ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A microphotograph of a "Dendrite Star ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Even though most of North Dakota has seen less snowfall than normal so far this winter, the science behind snow formation is fascinating. Snowflakes form when a drop of ...

Surprisingly, the magic of snowflakes often begins with dust in the air. All it takes is for a cold drop of water to freeze on one of these particles, creating an ice crystal. Because every crystal ...