Marc/Inventory.adobe.com . . . I sleep early, riseearlier than daylight, waitwith affected person stuporthe approaching grey gentle. . . I transfer slowly,surreptitiously — ananimal hungry to seek out success within the hunt. In days of winter. . . I return to booksto learn over, one thingof a seasonal ritualthat comforts, remindsme the place I’ve been. It’s too […]

Annually on December 21, 22, or 23, darkness envelops Earth’s Northern Hemisphere for a bit longer than regular. Whereas what we now know to be the winter solstice has an easy astronomical clarification, early myths of why the solstice takes place additionally share insights into early civilizations’ steps into science. Science ATL Picture by Tom […]