For all of human history, the Sun has served as a great constant in daily life. As this brilliant orb blazes across the sky, it sustaind life, provides harmonious rhythms to our world, and marks the ...

We’ve been demonizing sunlight for years. A new book by Rowan Jacobsen digs into the science—and says we’ve got it all wrong.

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The Sun has had a five-billion-year sentence hanging over Earth, but a new study suggests that it might never be carried out.

As dust storms continue to affect Delhi, many are wondering whether they can change the Sun's intensity. Scientists explain ...

Living in Vermont, science and nature writer Rowan Jacobsen noticed the effects the seasons had on him. Summers were gorgeous ...

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After two decades of debate, scientists are getting closer to figuring out exactly what the sun — and thus the whole universe — is made of. The sun is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium. There are ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Almost every day the Sun is out, keeping us warm and illuminating our days, giving us the energy to be living beings on Earth. (Well, OK, some places are cloudier than others, but the Sun occasionally ...

Celebrate all things solar with Sun Camp, featuring hands-on STEAM activities and Q&As with Sun scientists. The center of our solar system and our closest star, the Sun is so much more than a light ...