FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Northern hemisphere - The Untold Story

Autumn equinox 2026: The best ways to celebrate it in London

Here are some of the most unusual ways to mark the Autumn Equinox in London

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Widow’s Five-Year Global Run: Rosie Swale-Pope turns grief into 32,000 km trek; raises £250,000 for charity

Rosie Swale Pope embarked on an extraordinary adventure, traversing the Northern Hemisphere for five years to honor her late husband who succumbed to prostate cancer. Covering over 30,000 kilometers, she braved harsh terrains and personal setbacks along the way. By 2008, she returned home on crutches, having raised an impressive…

The Times of India · Sep 20

H1N1 Cases Are Surging: 5 Things Nobody Tells You

A fever, cough and body ache can easily look like an ordinary seasonal illness. But when H1N1 cases begin rising across Delhi, one question naturally comes to mind: Is this something to fear? The answer is more reassuring than the headlines may suggest. Health authorities have said that no new…

MyLifeXP · Aug 24

In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago: Fossil discovery explains how raptors spread across ancient Earth

In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago after researchers confirmed fossils of Neuquenraptor argentinus from Argentina. The discovery showed that raptors lived in Gondwana, not only in the Northern Hemisphere. Scientists said the fossil also supports the…

The Economic Times · Jul 27

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body

The Independent UK · Jul 17

The Aarti Ritual Is Ancient Light Science: What the Fire in Your Hands Actually Does

What a camphor flame is actually doingCamphor burns at roughly 200 degrees Celsius and produces a flame that sits almost entirely in the visible light spectrum, the band the human eye evolved to receive most directly. When you cup a lit aarti diya and move it before a murti, you…

Times Life · Jul 15

June's Strawberry Moon is unlike any other full moon. Here's why

Think all full moons look the same? June's Strawberry Moon rises and sets at extreme points, tracing an unusually low path across the Northern Hemisphere sky.

Space · Jun 26

Why Ambubachi Mela Begins After June Every Year

Every year, millions celebrate festivals based on lunar calendars, changing dates, and ancient traditions. But there is one spiritual event that stands apart. Ambubachi Mela arrives at almost the same time every year, shortly after the Summer Solstice. Coincidence? Many spiritual traditions say no. For centuries, this period has been…

MyLifeXP · Jun 25

Summer solstice: Revellers greet sunrise on longest day of the year

The sun has risen on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the summer solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator; it is the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year and astronomical winter…

The Independent UK · Jun 21

Summer Solstice 2026 June 21: Why it’s the longest day of the year, its significance, science behind it, and how it affects you

Summer Solstice 2026: Today, 21 June 2026, marks the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Caused by Earth's 23.5-degree axial tilt, this astronomical event brings the maximum number of daylight hours and the shortest night of the year. Interestingly, it coincides with International Yoga…

The Economic Times · Jun 21