Get rid of the winter blues with these summer solstice traditions The history of summer solstice traditions Summer always ...

It's hot outside, but summer hasn't officially arrived just yet. The summer solstice takes place this month, marking the ...

The Cleveland museum hosts hands-on activities about light, energy and timekeeping June 20-21, with demonstrations and ...

This remarkable seasonal change in Antarctic sea ice is like a heartbeat within our planet’s climate system. We need to ...

Earth’s rotation is slowing as melting ice moves across the planet. New research says it’s driven by climate change and is ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

The holiday celebrates the return of light after the long, dark Nordic winter. Here’s how to take part in Sweden, or wherever ...

From a trio of planets lining up with a crescent moon to a solstice bringing the beginning of astronomical summer, here are ...

Summer arrives with the solstice at 3:25 a.m. Sunday, June 21, when the sun reaches a point above the Tropic of Cancer.

The day many of us longed for during those short, dark, cold winter days is on its way. Sunday, June 21, is the longest day of the year, celebrated as the summer solstice. Technically, the solstice ...

June’s short nights brim with sights: a close pairing of Jupiter and Venus, moon visits to bright stars, the summer solstice, ...