Butterfly Beach in neighboring Montecito offers a perfect crescent of sand without the crowds of more famous California beaches. The gentle waves make swimming accessible even for those whose surfing ...

Meteorological fall lasts for three months, always starting on Sept. 1 and ending on Nov. 30. The astronomical start of fall — which is marked by the autumn equinox — will start Sept. 22, 2025, and ...

Daylight Saving Time, sometimes called incorrectly by the plural Daylight Savings Time, ends on Sunday, Nov. 32 2024 ...

In August alone, the area loses about 82 minutes of daylight. September and October see a reduction of about an hour and a ...

As summer reaches its midpoint, residents of Northeast Wisconsin are noticing shorter evenings, a result of the rapid loss of ...

Forget Stonehenge and the Hill of Tara. These are the druid ruins and druid sites in Ireland and the UK that you can't miss.

I was in the ancient city of Cuzco, Peru -- once the capital of the Inca Empire -- standing at the train station with the ...

We've officially entered the dog days of summer, accompanied by severe heat. For those looking forward to cooler weather this fall, think again ...

This solstice falls between June 20 and 22. Meanwhile, at the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere is leaning away from the sun — leading to the shortest day and longest night of the year.

In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

The Maryland Science Center’s 48th Annual Solstice Gala once again provided the perfect playtime for its 400 grown-up guests.

On this date, the Sun appears to sit directly above Earth’s Tropic of Cancer, which marks 23.5° latitude north. Also on the summer solstice, our daytime star appears highest overhead at local noon.