Despite the unpredictable weather, spring officially arrives today, marking the vernal equinox – a precise celestial event with global significance. This astronomical moment signals the start of ...

“At the equinox the day and night are equal, and the sun holds the balance between light and darkness.” - Pliny the Elder Winter is over. Spring has arrived. Seeds that lay dormant begin to stir in ...

It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the ...

AMHERST — The public can mark the astronomical start of spring at the University of Massachusetts Amherst sunwheel during two gatherings on March 20, one at sunrise and another at sunset. The hourlong ...

The air turns crisp, leaves begin their gradual shift to gold and crimson, and daylight grows noticeably shorter. These familiar signals tell us autumn is arriving, but when exactly does fall begin in ...

Welcome to Chichén Itzá. From up here, El Castillo rises out of the jungle like it has been waiting a thousand years for this flyover. Look at those steps. Sharp lines, perfect symmetry, light slicing ...

Renowned archaeologist Clemency C. Coggins criticized Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography for excavating the Mexican Sacred Cenote without properly accounting for the ...

What we see is not always what we expect, whether from nature or man-made. This is often true with archaeological remains of cities or human settlement, when new discoveries shed unexpected light on ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The autumnal equinox arrives on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M. EDT, bringing with it the end of summer, the ...