Equinoxes mark the only time of the year when both the north and south poles are lit by the Sun at the same time. The spring ...

Thursday is the first day of summer … though the oppressive heat blanket over the Northeast the past few days suggests the ...

Summer beckons us all year long with the promise of swimming pools, ice cream trucks, and relaxing in the shade. For the Northern Hemisphere, the official summer season starts on June 20 or 21 ...

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...