The first day of astronomical spring in 2026 is Friday, March 20, while meteorological spring begins on March 1. Memphis is experiencing unseasonably warm weather in early January, with temperatures ...

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Researchers find that shifts in Earth’s orbit can trigger abrupt climate changes, even in warm periods without ice sheets.

Earth’s slow axial wobbles—known as precession cycles—do not just shape long-term climate trends. A new study led by ...

Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun. The word comes from Greek and literally means around ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Skywatchers can look forward to an extraordinary year as 2026 brings a steady lineup of rare planetary alignments, striking lunar events, and major meteor showers visible from ...

Ohio has seen a lot of winter weather. When does spring start? When is daylight savings time? Here's what we know about ...

The winter solstice doesn’t coincide with the latest sunrise or the earliest sunset. Those actually occur about two weeks ...