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Tag: Equinox

Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

Stephanie Spera, University of Richmond Why can’t it always be summer? – Amanda, age 5,...

How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days

Deanna Hence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. But in many areas,...

Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the...

Brent Landau, University of Texas at Austin On April 21, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said...