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During the vernal, or spring equinox, the amount of daylight and darkness is nearly the same in length. In the Northern Hemisphere, it signals the start of spring.
Balancing eggs. Exploding snowmen. A serpent of light. Around the globe, spring’s arrival is celebrated with unique traditions.
Humans have a long history of capturing the passage of time by tracking the position of the sun.
April Fools' Day, sometimes called All Fools' Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures. Its exact origins remain a mystery. People celebrate by playing practical jokes and pranks.
How and why did prehistoric man build the massive stone structures?
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