One expert has even warned that the nation is on track to becoming “a country of two seasons” – summer and winter – with blink-and-miss-it periods for spring and autumn. The bleak prophecy ...

If Heian-period writer Sei Shōnagon ... Haru wa akebono—In spring, the dawn. She would have likely missed the season all together—and autumn for that matter—as winter weather is rapidly ...

Leaves of temperate deciduous trees glow in all their yellow and red glory just before falling, signalling that autumn ... the productive period. Increased photosynthesis in spring and summer ...

Equinoxes occur twice a year, in March and September, to mark the onset of spring and autumn. During an equinox, which in Latin translates to “equal night,” both day and night are equal.

Only a few parts of the world experience the classic four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Many parts of the world get only two or even one. So, what's going on? Every day ...

If thinking about the end of summer is getting you down, it’s time to plan and plant your spring flowering bulb show. Autumn is the time to plant crocus, daffodils, tulips and many other spring ...

As it is said in the ancient book, The Detailed Records of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), "It is on Autumn Equinox day that the Yin and Yang are in a balance of power. Thus the day and ...

Equinoxes, when the sun lands equally on both hemispheres, mark the start of spring and autumn. Solstices, when the Earth sees its strongest tilt toward or away from the sun, kick off summer and ...