Earth's northern hemisphere warms up literally for the astronomical start to spring. Here's what to know about the season.

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The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (finally). But have you heard the myth about ...

Did you know both the astronomical first day of spring and Easter Sunday are tied to the spring equinox? How they relate, what to know for spring 2025.

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A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...

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Astronomical spring begins on the vernal equinox, which is the point in the Earth’s orbit when the Sun is directly over the ...

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

Spring gets its official start Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the vernal equinox. But what does that ...