In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The summer solstice on June 21 marks the longest day of the year with 14 hours and 48 minutes of daylight, officially starting summer in the Northern Hemisphere, including our country, while winter ...

Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and more, explained simply for students. Understand how Earth's tilt affects ...

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 ...

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 ...

To the southwest of where hurricane Barbara is positioned, tropical storm Cosme also recently developed and is further organizing. Sustained winds are up from 50 mph to 65 mph as of 11 a.m., and ...

ALBANY — A large-scale geomagnetic storm was predicted to sweep across the Northern Hemisphere Monday night, but most New Yorkers had little hope of spotting the colorful waves of light known as ...

There have been 0 Northern Hemisphere named storms (e.g., >=39 mph) so far in 2025. 5 other years since 1950 have had 0 Northern Hemisphere named storms through 15 May: 1973, 1983, 1984, 1998, and ...

More than 230 million years ago, long before giant dinosaurs thundered across Earth, a chicken-sized creature walked near the equator in what is now Wyoming. That small but mighty dinosaur is ...

The moon seemed to take bites out of the sun this weekend during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere. The spectacle, only visible for a few minutes unfolded on late morning Saturday ...

The moon will cross in front of the Sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful skygazers will able to see in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

The vernal equinox signals the astronomical start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, with the sun crossing above Earth's equator, moving from south to north, at 5:01 a.m. EST (0901 GMT) on ...