As with equinoxes, solstices are associated with Earth's tilt, but instead of daylight and nighttime being even, the days and nights are at their extremes. The winter solstice is the shortest day of ...

The autumnal equinox brings fall to the Northern Hemisphere today as the sun passes directly over the equator at noon. But ...

The continents are drying, freshwater availability is shrinking, and sea level rise is accelerating… Combined, they send perhaps the direst message on ...

Meteorological seasons are defined by the weather. They break down the year into three-month seasons based on annual ...

It should also be no surprise, then, that these happen most often in desert regions. Specifically, it states that the ...

FARGO — The Northern Hemisphere is a remarkably different part of the world than the Southern Hemisphere. About two-thirds of the landmass of our planet is in the Northern Hemisphere at present. Over ...

Some of us no doubt remember the 2004 disaster film “The Day After Tomorrow,” in which the collapse of the Atlantic Ocean’s currents led to an ice-covered Northern Hemisphere in a matter of days.

Between the summer solstice to the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere loses daylight. This time of year, the rate is the fastest.

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Put down your beach volleyball and take ...

Spring is a time for budding flowers, tender green leaves and baby animals. But 66 million years ago, that gentle season instead brought mass death and carnage from Earth's catastrophic impact with a ...