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 ...

On Earth, with a lower average surface temperature, water vapor can change directly into ice crystals—forming snowflakes and hoar frost— based on the same physical process. “These beautiful ...

the formation of ice crystals and snowflakes is influenced by different environmental conditions, pollution, human thought and even music. Studies undertaken by the japanese researcher have shown that ...

Ice cream contains tiny ice crystals that grow bigger when natural temperature fluctuations in the freezer cause them to melt and recrystallize. Stabilizers in ice cream — typically guar gum or ...