Tired of going to work or school in the dark? Winter will start soon with the longest night of the year on the solstice. When ...

For many people in the US, winter has come a little early, as a few waves of snow and blisteringly cold temperatures have ...

Did you know that there are actually two different sets of seasons, and thus two different winters, every year? Astronomically, the First Day of Winter occurs at the Solstice, around the 21st of ...

Fall foliage at sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. The September Equinox 2025 arrives Sept. 22 at 2:19 p.m. EDT, marking autumn in the north and spring in the south.

Easter, a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, occurs on a Sunday in spring every year. This makes it a movable feast because its actual date changes. This year, Easter ...

Red-winged blackbird, sandhill crane, northern cardinal, yellow warbler, common loon and hummingbird also were on the list of ...

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere. On the ...

Open up the windows, get a pump of lavender in your latte, and stow away your winter coats, because the spring equinox hits on March 20 here in the Northern Hemisphere. This astronomical event signals ...

This story was updated to add new information. Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere.