The winter solstice, famously the shortest day of the year, is nearly three weeks behind us. So why has the sun been rising later than it did on Dec. 21? Like much of our day and night cycles ...

Along the same lines, the latest sunrise time of the year is not on the first day of winter. That actually doesn’t happen until around Jan. 6 to Jan. 9 when the sun does not rise until 7:32 a.m ...

Sure, it's a sensual pleasure and brightens your day. But far beyond that, the summer sun may help you avoid winter depression. Called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), seasonal depression and ...