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

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 ...

For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. During ...

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. The autumn ...

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 ...

After years of little snow across the Chicago area, recent record-breaking snowfall and below-freezing temperatures might ...