Living in Vermont, science and nature writer Rowan Jacobsen noticed the effects the seasons had on him. Summers were gorgeous ...

Here’s what a good look into the science found.

With ‘In Defense of Sunlight,’ the award-winning science journalist argues that sunlight can improve health — even though we’ve been warned it can kill us.

Scientists mapped how global warming may alter sunlight reaching Earth's surface, with implications for polar ice, weather, ...

Science journalist Jacobsen (Wild Chocolate) delivers an eye-opening investigation into the health benefits of sunlight. Arguing that health-care providers and skin-care product marketers have gone ...

The moon hovers over a shadowy void wreathed in sunlight in a stunning new photo taken by NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission on April 27. PUNCH is a collection of ...

Explores the principles of light, reflection, and magnification through hands-on experiments. Children observe how a magnifying glass focuses sunlight to create heat, examine the effects of light on ...

For all of human history, the Sun has served as a great constant in daily life. As this brilliant orb blazes across the sky, it sustaind life, provides harmonious rhythms to our world, and marks the ...

All about the science and celebration of the Summer Solstice, plus, some oddities about the longest day of the year for 2026.