Gillian burke

There’s a reason why Earth has seasons – and it’s about being totally tilted.

The science behind seasonal affective disorder and how the brain responds to daylight

BEST TIME TO SEE: Nights of 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 July A full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky or, in other words, when its ecliptic longitude is 180° from the Sun. The eclipti

back in may, after winter and the slow creep of early spring, I took myself along a disused railway line near Lewes, Sussex, to be consumed by the month’s riot. This barely used path was somewhat over

...yet no matter how far you travel, some things never change, remembers Caro Giles

EVERYONE seems to have a favourite season, don’t they? My sister, for example, has always loved winter. She says there’s nothing to beat a cold, clear day when the ground is hard and sparkling with fr