Wilson Bentley, a “bona-fide snowflake obsessive,” snapped close-ups of snowflakes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

While scientists once thought Greenland's ice streams flowed slowly and uniformly, new research reveals a quake-driven "stick ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability has been key to our survival. A new study links ...

Up top, a growing mass of tiny dots descended like Plinko balls down the trails as the snow continued to gently fall. The ...

A photographer took advantage of the wintry weather in Nevada last month, using the freezing temperatures to create a ...

One famous shot in the first minutes of the film, showing reflections in a smashed snow globe, anticipates the film’s grand themes of ambition and legacy and the cracked mirror of memory. Welles ...