The shortest day of the year and longest night of the year is coming. The winter solstice, which also marks the first day of astronomical winter, is the day with the fewest hours of daylight ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s ...

It's fall. But Christmas decorations and bags of rock salt popping up in stores serve as a reminder that winter isn't too far away. The winter solstice comes about three months after the autumnal ...

Our relatively mild, damp winters attract a wide range of migratory species and tie back into the island’s folklore ...