No two snowflakes may be the same, but models that fail to take these variations into consideration often fall short when calculating the way snow accumulates on roofs. In Physics of Fluids, ...

Bacteria riding on sinking ocean particles can erode the mineral ballast that helps those particles descend, slowing the ...

Bacteria hitchhiking on marine snow can dissolve its calcium carbonate ballast, slowing the particles’ descent.

In Physics of Fluids, researchers model the way snow gathers on a roof based on snowflake size and distribution. The model considers how turbulence can affect recently landed snow and how wind can ...

A winter weather advisory also is in effect for Lorain, Medina, Summit and Portage counties from 1 p.m. Saturday through 7 a.m. Monday. Those areas could see 3 to 8 inches of snow from a combination ...