People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome ...

This year, the Summer Solstice arrived at 10:42 p.m. on June 20. The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun ...

Last weekend we had the summer solstice, the longest day of the year with the light of day lasting until late in the evening. The solstice is one of the most underrated days of the year. There’s very ...

In an obscure Arizona canyon, I saw ancient petroglyphs on cliff walls that are pierced by sunlight on the day of the summer solstice. They were no accident.

For more than a century, baseball teams in Fairbanks have played at midnight on the summer solstice, illuminated only by the ...

Dion George says he is taking a big, bold step — putting the wild, frigid seventh continent at the heart of the country’s ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

The Solstice Moonshine Social, hosted by the Summit Land Conservancy and Mountain Trails Foundation, brought people together to spread awareness and excitement for the trail system and the work that ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans arent the only ...

From sweltering temperatures and summer thunderstorms to an upward swing in hurricane season, July can be a busy month for ...

Aymara Indigenous people hold up their hands to receive the first rays of sunlight in celebration of the Andean New Year 5533 marking the Southern Hemisphere's winter solstice, in El ...

Continuing the theme of last week's Perspective cover story, here are more summer reading suggestions for those interested in ...