Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to ...

Monday, Sept. 22 is what many consider the first official day of fall: The fall equinox. The equinox marks the moment when ...

The fall equinox marks the first day of autumn. When does fall officially begin in 2025? This visual guide will help get you oriented.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the equinox symbolizes the onset of shorter days with longer, cooler nights, while in the Southern Hemisphere, spring arrives with longer, warmer days. This year, the ...

Fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, Sept. 22, when Earth experiences equal day and night, known as the autumnal equinox.