The winter solstice is a significant astronomical event that marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, this occurs annually around December 21 or ...

I’m sure you’ve noticed that the days are getting longer. Well, maybe not; the change is only by seconds so far. So probably you’re still grumpy about how it gets dark before you’ve even finished work ...

Thousands of people celebrated the winter solstice at Stonehenge, a place of worship in southern England. Some wore costumes, ...

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest ...

Thousands of people gather at the ancient English monument of Stonehenge to greet sunrise on winter solstice, the northern hemisphere's shortest day of the year.

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people yearning for the promise of spring have marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year at the ancient Stonehenge monument. Some ...

The origins of Stonehenge are shrouded in mystery, but it was built to align with the sun on solstice days. People gather at ...

Whatever its original purpose, Stonehenge today retains an important place in Britain’s culture and history and remains one ...

As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at an angle. For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward ...

Thousands flocked to Stonehenge on Saturday to greet sunrise at the ancient British monument on the northern hemisphere's shortest day of the year.

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the frosty morning sky, thousands of people gathered at the iconic Stone ...