I spent a year above the Arctic Circle, where the sun doesn’t rise for 2 months—people are surprisingly happy, here’s why

"I'm a reformed winter-hater," says psychologist Kari Leibowitz, author of "How to Winter." She's the last decade helping ...

It’s Blue Monday but here’s 13 reasons to feel happy on the ‘most depressing day of the year’

IT’S cold, it’s dark, it’s the bleak midwinter and we’re all miserable. Yes, it’s Blue Monday, officially the most depressing ...
Journal Star

Yes, the sun has risen later in Illinois despite nearing spring. Here's why

The winter solstice, famously the shortest day of the year, is nearly three weeks behind us. So why is the sun rising later than it did on Dec. 21? The answer lies in Earth's rotation and orbit.
Hartford Courant

Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids and pagans, ...
Newsweek

Winter Solstice Draws Thousands to Stonehenge Stone Circle

Nearly 8,500 people gathered at Stonehenge on Sunday to celebrate the winter solstice as the sun rose over the ancient monument in southwest England. The crowds, including many dressed as druids and ...