Frost can be formed by either deposition or freezing. Depositional frost, which arranges itself in branching patterns, occurs ...

FARGO — Frost and snow are made of ice but form as intricate crystals, whereas ice that forms on a lake or a puddle is more of a hard blob of water. Impurities aside, water is made of water and ice ...

Learn how to make ice crystals in the wintertime with this fun science craft video! Ever wanted to know how ice crystals form? Well, now you can make some of your own! Make your own ice crystals and ...

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists' ability to forecast weather and model climate change. Subscribe to ...

The other day I posted a bragging-type sunset picture taken from our backyard and posted it. Someone skipped the killer reds and oranges and noted all the pretty white snow covering everything. I had ...

Scientists in Japan have used a global climate model to show that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a major source of particles that form ice crystals in Arctic low-level clouds. This ...

We usually think of ice as just frozen water. It is simple, solid, and cold. But water is a master of disguise. With just two ...

Rare and remarkable light pillars caused by ice crystals have been spotted in New England. Posted on X (formerly Twitter) by WPTZ meteorologist Marissa Vigevani, the images show an array of dazzling ...

Water may appear simple but behaves in ways that surprise even the world’s greatest scientists. A new international study has ...

Have you ever wondered why certain types of precipitation form? Well, the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow all boils down to the temperature of the atmosphere. All precipitation ...

Researchers from Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan have found that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a major source of particles that form ice ...