Fresh snow can look like a blank sheet of paper, so bright it almost hurts to stare at in midday sun. Yet at the microscopic ...

When someone says “as white as snow,” it’s easy to envision what they’re talking about. We often think of snow as a dazzling ...

Snow is a bunch of ice crystals stuck together. It’s a very complex arrangement. To understand why snow is white, we must be familiar with what happens to light when it strikes any material. The color ...

Even though temperatures are warming, many areas continue to see snow covering the ground. When sun shines on the snow, the reflecting light can make for a bright sight that can even impact the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A sunny day when snow is on the ground can be harmful to your eyes. A cloudless day means sunlight reflects off of the wintry landscape and into your eyes. That reflected ...