Gratuitous Plug!
We've talked about the science of snowflakes on the Naked Scientists - There's a great article and an interview with Kenneth Libbrecht (the chap who took these pictures)
Article here: www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/science-of-snowflakes/
Interview here: www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/841/
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