You may have noticed that meteorologists and climatologists define seasons differently from “regular” or astronomical spring, summer, fall, and winter. So, why do meteorological and astronomical ...

Satellite data shows Earth’s seasons do not follow the same timing worldwide. A new study maps how local ecosystems experience spring, summer, autumn, and winter differently ...

Pumpkin spice, cooler nights, football weekends and clock changes: fall is on the horizon. But the official start of autumn isn’t about lattes or leaf piles. It comes down to astronomy. When does fall ...

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have watched our planet's seasons from space and discovered that spring ...

The first day of winter is Dec. 21, the date of this year's winter solstice for the northern hemisphere. Winter lasts from ...

After years of little snow across the Chicago area, recent record-breaking snowfall and below-freezing temperatures might seem to contradict scientific reports of winters getting warmer. But climate ...

Winter quietly hands you an advantage that spring shoppers never see. When the soil rests and plants slip into dormancy, you ...