Farmer Wilson Bentley was the first to photograph the tiny snow crystals individually, and his collection reveals that each ...

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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 ...

Looking at snow under a microscope allows us to closely examine its crystalline structure, but prolonged observation is difficult because the crystals melt when the temperature of the room or the ...

Any snowfall can be a headache and all-out nuisance for many of us each winter. Yet Mother Nature's burden is also a wonder to behold. For photographer Nathan Myhrvold, capturing the beauty of ...