For many people, the start of summer means hot weather, pool parties, barbecues and lake days. But the change of seasons — marked by the summer solstice — carries a deeper meaning for Vernon Rogers, a ...

Visitors learn about individual native plants and their uses at a tour of KU's medicinal garden. The public can celebrate the summer solstice with a guided tour of KU’s medicinal garden that will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Summer will begin in the Northern Hemisphere on Friday, June ...

W. Irving Park Road. West of N. Cumberland Ave. Families across the Chicago area have plenty of kids events to enjoy this weekend. From classic holiday shows to hands-on cooking classes and winter ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Even though school is out, does that mean summer has started? To some, not really; astronomers say summer doesn't start for another few days. This year's summer solstice is Friday at ...

The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21, this Saturday. Often called midsummer or the festival solstice, it is the day with the longest period of sunlight ...

The winter solstice officially in the Northern Hemisphere begins Sunday, December 21 at 10:03 am - EST.  It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and ...

Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, during last year's summer solstice on June 21, 2024. Every summer solstice, the sun rises in perfect alignment with the Heel Stone and ...