Starting off with astronomical seasons, this system bases itself on the Solstices and Equinoxes that occur each year as Earth ...

The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in ...

An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the ...

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season ...

According to Climate Central, spring in Houston has warmed by 4.1°F since 1970. We now see 24 more above-average temperature ...

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

Quasiperiodic changes in Earth's orbit around the sun regulate the amount ... affecting the length and intensity of the seasons. The interplay of both processes through complex geochemical ...

So, leap years help us keep our calendars aligned with Earth's orbit around the sun. Without them, our calendar would slowly drift out of sync with the seasons. Overall, the farther you are from ...

Scientists discovered that volcanic eruptions in India’s Deccan Traps 66 million years ago released gases that altered ...

The key cycles include: ・Eccentricity (100,000- and 400,000-year cycles): Earth’s orbit shifts from more circular to more elliptical, altering the intensity of seasons. ・Obliquity (40,000 ...

“Since the seasons are defined as beginning at strict 90-degree intervals, these positional changes affect the time Earth reaches each 90-degree location in its orbit around the sun.” ...

Buffalo is one of the five best trade destinations for Metcalf, according to USA Today. The other potential suitors for the 6-foot-4, 235-pounder on the list are the Green Bay Packers, New England ...