ARE these bubbles, bacteria or perhaps space rocks? No – they’re human tears as you’ve never seen them before. Each disc is a tear droplet that has been pipetted onto a glass slide, allowed to ...

Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground. They float effortlessly, but their creation is one of nature’s most complicated ...

If the recent snowfalls have left you dreaming of a white Christmas, your wish might be granted - because forecasters say we're in for more over the next week. And although a crisp and pristine ...

With a camera-equipped microscope of his own making, Kenneth G. Libbrecht shoots some of the world’s most stunning photographs of snowflakes. Since October, four of the physicist’s images have adorned ...