To the naked eye, a snowflake is a white speck that melts on your glove. Under a microscope, it becomes a tiny sculpture, and science is still working out exactly how it gets its shape. How a Snowflake Is Born A snowflake starts as a tiny ice crystal high in a cloud. Water vapor condenses into droplets and freezes around a speck of dust, and the crystal then grows by … [Read more...] about Snowflakes Under the Microscope — Why Every Flake Looks Different