used interchangeably, snowflakes are in fact intricate structures composed of smaller sub-structures called snow crystals, which are in turn derived from conglomerates of ice crystals. The ice crystals themselves are formed when water molecules aggregate into hexagonal structures. The hydrophilic properties of water naturally cause the water molecules to attract to one another in this six-sided formation. Ice crystals nucleate around tiny particles in the air, such as salt or dust, to form snow crystals. As the snow crystals fall to the earth, additional snow crystals accumulate, ultimately form snowflakes. The distinctive morphology of the snowflake is shaped as the snow crystals pass through different air temperatures, wind patterns, and humidity levels. Changing any of these conditions can significantly modify the shape of the snowflake. Indeed, highly complex snowflake morphologies indicate correspondingly complex migration histories, and since no two snowflakes take the same path in their decent, it is highly unlikely that any two snowflakes will ever be alike (Nakaya 1954). The mystery of the hexagonal morphology of snowflakes was finally solved three hundred years after Kepler first proposed the question as a challenge to the scientific community. Nature has long been a sense of intrigue for many, and thanks to the contributions of individuals like Kepler, Descartes, Hooke, Bentley, and Nakaya, we now know why each snowflake has a truly unique story to tell.