Halos are caused by ice crystals in the air which are usually associated with high-altitude cirrus clouds. These crystals ...

It might seem like a simple question. But the science behind a blue sky isn't that easy. For starters, it involves something called the Rayleigh effect, or Rayleigh scattering. But that same ...

Eating a rainbow-style selection of ­different coloured ... but during winter we may struggle to get enough from the sun. Turn to foods like salmon, sardines, eggs, soya milk and mushrooms ...

Joeff Davis/For the Sun-Times Share It’s big. It’s cold. And after a three-month journey across the Atlantic Ocean and up the Mississippi River to suburban Chicago, it could soon help ...

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 ...

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 ...

OneUp Components developed new Clip Pedals, and they are sure they might be your new favorite. OneUp says the new pedals are light enough for cross country but beefy and durable enough for downhill.

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 ...

It's OK, you don't need to put your sunglasses on. Here comes the sun... Luke Jerram's Mars sculpture may have just orbited out of Greenwich, but its successor is burning to take over. From ...

Bob Ross is an artist whose canvas consists of old record album covers, the records themselves and compact discs. He was one of over 150 people selling their wares Saturday at the 16th annual Lake ...

So why has the sun been rising later than it did on Dec. 21? Like much of our day and night cycles, the answer lies in Earth's rotation and orbit. Yes, the sun has risen later than it did Dec. 21 ...

He is the latest in a long-list of stars to leave the programme in recent months. The Sun on Sunday revealed how Sue Cleaver had quit the show after 25 years as Eileen Grimshaw. Sue and Colson's ...