Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals.

Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

P erihelion – or the Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026. At this point, our ...

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 ...

The annual clock of the seasons—winter, spring, summer, autumn—is often taken as a given. But our new study in Nature, using a new approach for observing seasonal growth cycles from satellites, shows ...

In a few specific and mysterious parts of the world, a short journey can be like traveling through time – and scientists aren't sure what's going on. The phenomenon is called seasonal asynchrony, and ...

Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version of seasons that affect life on Earth—and new astronomical research is ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sunday, December 21, is the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, that means it’s the shortest ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The sun will reach its most northern point on June 20, marking the start of the summer season in ...

Daniel Hernández Carrasco receives funding from a Doctoral Scholarship by the University of Canterbury. Jonathan Tonkin receives funding from a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship administered by the ...