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, ...

With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support ...

(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 ...

You’ve heard it before, “no two snowflakes are alike.” Of course, scientists can’t possibly put every flake that flies under the microscope, so how can we be sure? The type of snowflake depends on the ...

Under the microscope I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty, he said years later. (He often used the scientifically incorrect term snowflakes to avoid confusing people.) (I)t seemed a shame ...