The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, marking the period with the fewest hours of daylight. It also represents ...

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The community is invited to a Winter Solstice gathering Dec. 21 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Balsam Moon Preserve around a simple ...

The Antarctic ice sheet has experienced periods of sudden melting, according to a new climate record from over 20 million ...

A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited a lot more water on Earth than scientists previously thought.

The ineffably beautiful book follows six astronauts on board a space station. ‘I wrote it as a way of almost memorialising Earth as our home,’ Harvey says.

The sun may be the key to all life on Earth, but it is not the reason global temperatures have been rapidly rising in the ...

Every year on the 21st of December, the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. Of course, this doesn’t mean there are less than 24 hours in the day, ...

Just as astronomers use powerful telescopes to peer into the vast expanse of the universe, climate scientists use ...

In just a few days, the winter solstice will take place, meaning Michiganders can start looking forward to longer days and ...

Terrain-following solar trackers are helping address cost and environmental concerns in challenging landscapes.

A designer sits in front of a monitor, sweating profusely. When asked what the matter was, it turned out he was struggling ...