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Recent cold weather in the Inland Northwest provided an opportunity for scientists and photographers to marvel at the beautiful complexity of snowflakes and ice crystals.
For Aurora Clark, associate professor of chemistry, the story of snowflakes begins with the unique molecular structure of water – two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.