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Witness snowflake crystals created in a laboratory environment

Witness snowflake crystals created in a laboratory environment

Snow crystals growing in a laboratory.
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    Cloud seeding can produce an extra 5 to 15% of precipitation.
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    Learn more about the life cycle of the 17-year cicada.
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    Meet nature's simplest hydrogen bond crystal.
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    Learn how snowflakes, also called snow crystals, form.
    How do snowflakes form?
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