The continuously changing landscapes and weather patterns of the United States give rise to the infamous question, “What season is it in the USA right now?” It depends on whether you are observing the ...

Do other planets in our solar system have seasons like we do on Earth? The answer: not really. But many of them do have interesting seasonal changes. Seasons are all about axial tilt, whether the ...

In a strip of soil outside my house, between the sidewalk and the curb, there’s a living symbol of the seasons. In winter, it is a sleeping skeleton, branches bare except for the occasional mantle of ...

Deanna Hence is an assistant professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This story originally featured on The Conversation. Above the equator, winter officially ...