Not just winter, or early spring, but ‘mud season’ The Russian "rasputitsa" is famously daunting, having helped protect the nation from invaders for centuries. Staff ...

There is one modern phrase that sums up this desire to stay put in the winter – "cuffing season". The term was shortlisted for word of the year in 2017 by one dictionary, who describe the ...

While most people think of the seasons astronomically, when summer begins about June 21 and winter begins about Dec. 22 in the Northern Hemisphere, meteorologists define them climatologically ...

In most years, the first day of spring lands on March 20. However, in 2020 the spring equinox arrived on March 19. In 2021, it reverted back to March 20, with that date repeating in 2022 and 2023.

It’s almost time to put those winter gloves away and break out the shorts, with the first day of spring 2023 fast approaching. Spring 2023 technically starts at 5:24 p.m. Eastern time Monday ...