A record number of naked backsides have galloped down a Hobart beach into the water for the annual mad dash of Dark Mofo's winter solstice nude swim. With the air temperature hovering around 7 degrees ...

More than 2000 hardy souls have bared all for a midwinter dip in Hobart, marking the shortest day of the year. Among the crowd was 59-year-old Pam, who took a maiden naked plunge a week out from her ...

It may already feel like winter, but the official start to the season hasn’t arrived yet. Despite the snow that blanketed the ground in several cities last week, the winter season actually begins with ...

Meteorologists consider the arrival of December as the start of winter, the beginning of the coldest three months of the year. Astronomically, the season started a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the winter solstice. That's the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ...

The winter solstice this year occurs on Dec. 21. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. After Dec. 21, the hours of daylight will slowly increase until the summer ...