Each February, crowds gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania to watch Punxsutawney Phil predict the weather. In 2026, the famous groundhog saw his shadow, which tradition says means six more weeks ...

The word zeitgeber describes natural phenomena that help us regulate our internal clocks. It refers to things like the daily cycling of night and day, the gradual cooling off of the day's temperatures ...

Despite lingering winter weather, lengthening days are triggering early signs of spring in nature. Phenology is the science of how natural cycles, like animal breeding and plant growth, respond to ...

When spring breezes in Friday at 10:46 a.m., you might not see it, but there’s a good chance you’ll hear it. Humans have considered birds to be couriers of spring for as long as both have existed.

Every year around this time, many of us, perhaps tired of this cold winter, turn our attention to any signs that spring is right around the corner. Since I love writing and talking about almost ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After our recent burst of winter weather, our warmer temperatures this weekend have people getting outside and enjoying everything spring has to offer. In this morning’s ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This might seem like a very ironic article, given there is a fresh coating of snow on the ground, and ...

Sutton Beckett of Port Angeles mows his front lawn after nice weather last weekend. He got a riding mower because he had knee surgery recently and it also gives him the opportunity to mow his elderly ...