Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20 with the vernal equinox as the entire world experiences an equal amount of daylight and darkness. For ease of recordkeeping ...

The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (finally). But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end?

NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday, March 20 marks the first day of Spring. The Spring or Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:01 am Eastern Daylight Time. The word "equinox" is derived from two Latin words ...

Spring is here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

Speaking of all these Easter activities, you should definitely know when Easter falls on the calendar. It always lands on a ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday ... The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is ...

Equinoxes are of interest for many reasons of science, history, religion, agriculture and technology. To be precise, the time from sunrise to sunset on the equinox is slightly more than 12 hours.

The myth that you can balance an egg on the vernal equinox is not rooted in science. According to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the equinox has nothing to do with getting an egg to ...