As snow powers the Winter Olympics, you probably underestimate the simple snowflake. For starters, snow isn't technically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molecule by molecule, snowflakes grow from water vapors in the air and eventually fall to earth. After getting slammed with nearly ...

State Climatologist and Professor Baker Perry answers questions about the science of snow in the Sierras, and how different weather patterns affect local snowpacks.

School is out as heavy, wet snow blankets parts of the Northeast. Though it will be a pain to shovel, it makes for perfect snowballs and the most structurally sound snowmen ...

Faculty at Mississippi State University are continuing work at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and climate science with the publication of a new study examining regional snow cover trends ...

A new peer-reviewed study examining regional snow cover trends across the Northern Hemisphere suggests shrinking snow coverage and seasonal shifts in when the wintry layer comes and goes.

No two winter storms are alike, making them a challenge to forecast. Similarly, no two snowflakes are the same, varying in size, shape and texture. One key factor in determining the texture of snow is ...

Call it beautiful, annoying, inspiring or dangerous, snow is anything but boring. And that's even before you start learning more about the science behind it. Olympians and everyday Americans know snow ...

After getting slammed with nearly two feet of snow and frigid weather, and with meteorologists tracking another potential storm that could strike Massachusetts this weekend, it's no wonder Bay State ...