The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

In the Boyne Valley in Ireland, the Newgrange monument has stood unyielding for over 5,200 years. This marvel of engineering, built around 3,200 BC, predates the great pyramids of Giza and Stonehenge ...

If your favorite winter activity is staying indoors, plenty of this season's biggest shows will make you feel good about that decision — and not just because they're so entertaining. Netflix's ...

By Angie Han, Daniel Fienberg ANGIE HAN To say that an anxious, paranoid chill has gripped this winter would surely be an understatement.

Now, a new computational study has revealed a surprising structure – a spiral generated by the tidal forces exerted by the Milky Way galaxy itself. The finding, in press at The Astrophysical Journal, ...

Now, a new model suggests that the inner part of the Oort Cloud may have an unexpected structure resembling a spiral, much like a miniature galaxy. The Oort Cloud begins roughly 2,000 – 5,000 ...

The mysterious Oort cloud is the source of many of our solar system's comets, but astronomers still have no idea what it looks like. Now, new simulations may have given them a first glimpse.

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

Winter weather can wreak havoc on hair. Think static and frizz from the weather and harsh indoor heating, plus extra heat styling because it’s harder to let hair air dry in frigid temperatures ...