Situated in the Arctic Circle, Norway is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun. For about 76 days from May to late July, Norway becomes a country without night. The sun remains up for around 20 ...

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“That way, I spend half an hour in the sunlight first thing in the morning and it helps me sleep better.” Dr. Mark Hyman, founder of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

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LOVE Island All Stars bombshell Ekin-Su will stun her co-stars by faking an orgasm - as she shows off her acting skills. The former Turkish soap star threw herself into a racy game in the villa ...

On Jan. 15, the sun will oppose Mars retrograde, triggering a cosmic standoff between your ego and your emotions. This is the kind of transit that could make you feel like you’re caught in a tug ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...

The Sun has just dropped its latest album. With all the boiling and bubbling gases, our closest star is a seriously noisy place. But you’ll never be able to ‘hear’ it because space is a ...

As winter brings its frosty embrace, the allure of staying indoors becomes hard to resist. Yet, prolonged avoidance of sunlight can take a toll on both your physical and mental health. Beyond ...

Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida stunned the Australian bloodstock market in the final minutes of Book 1 of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when he paid $3.2 million for a daughter ...

With all the gloom around and short daylight hours, sometimes the world can look splendid in the winter’s light, writes Ian Thomas. Today we got lucky as Gloucestershire was on the northernmost edge ...