We wouldn't blame you for taking Earth's four seasons for granted. Spring, summer, fall, and winter have been regularly calling the shots on what we wear, what time we wake up, and how much rock salt ...

The planet's seasons are not as immutable as previously thought. Turns out there are parts of the world that have different seasonal timing than those regions even just a short distance away. This ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking satellite study has revealed that Earth’s seasons are far more complex and chaotic than previously understood. Published in the journal Nature, the research used 20 years of satellite ...

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 ...

Throughout history, people have viewed seasons as relatively stable, recurrent blocks of time that neatly align farming, cultural celebrations and routines with nature's cycles. But the seasons as we ...

Seasons are more than just divisions of time — they are our connection with nature. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Throughout ...

Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins describes how Earth's proximity to the sun impacts the seasons — and it isn't how you might expect.

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