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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,...

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s...

Matt Kasson, West Virginia University With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the...

Why does a leap year have 366 days?

Bhagya Subrayan, Purdue University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...

Why winter solstice matters around the world: 4 essential reads

Molly Jackson, The Conversation If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize...

Halloween’s celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient...

Tok Thompson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the...

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...

What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains

Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...

EXPLORING NATURE

Hemingway, after the hurricane

Verna Kale, Penn State The 2024 hurricane season has been especially disastrous, and the casualties and widespread damage from...