For millions of people living in fire-prone regions, the smell of smoke in the air triggers immediate concern and action. But ...

Saturn's iconic ring system will disappear, albeit temporarily, on March 23—a preview of its fate in 100 million years.

Saturn’s rings will be edge on to the Earth late this month, making them effectively impossible to see, at least with ...

The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the northern hemisphere. But is it the only day you can balance an egg on its end?

Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth's position around the sun. Spring begins at the Vernal Equinox, which occurs at 2:01 a.m. PDT on March 20 this year. The Equinox marks the point in the ...

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a person who was able to foresee the future warned Caesar to "beware the Ides of March." Under the ancient Roman calendar, the Ides referred to the full moon of any ...

Most of us look at the seasons one way, and that’s the calendar definition. But what if you were told those seasons don’t ...

While temperatures are heating up and desert flowers are starting to bloom, astronomical spring won't start until later in the month.

Earth’s climate has never been static. It shifts between warm interglacial periods and deep freezes, driven by complex ...

The different seasons shape our lives and daily routines including the clothing choices we make, what activities we ...

Beginning around 2.5 million years ago, Earth entered an era marked by successive ice ages and interglacial periods, emerging ...

The Earth's next ice age is expected to begin in about 11,000 years -- unless human-caused global warming disrupts natural ...