The site, believed to have likely served as a focus for religious gatherings, bears extensive evidence of feasting and ...

June 21, 2026, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It kicks off astronomical summer and gives us the longest day for the year. For the unversed, Earth's axis is tilted as the planet ...

The first day of summer arrives this weekend. June 21 marks the first day of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere this year, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.

A new discovery near Stonehenge has revealed what archaeologists believe may be an early prototype for the monument’s solar alignment. It comes days before the solstice.

Stonehenge is usually treated as a singular achievement, a monument that appeared on Salisbury Plain fully formed. A ...

Archaeologists working a few miles from Stonehenge have identified the remains of a 5,000-year-old timber monument whose two ...

Parking sells out ahead of the Stonehenge summer solstice as crowds prepare for sunrise at the site.

Over 20,000 people gathered at Stonehenge in the U.K. on June 21 to witness the summer solstice sunrise, marking the Northern Hemisphere's longest day.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

A University of Reading virtual exhibition telling the story of Stonehenge is launched to coincide with the solstice.

The story of Stonehenge starts around 5,000 years ago. But its famous old stones, some of which were transported all the way from south-west Wales to Wiltshire, are just part of the story. Close to ...

The idea was the brainchild of Arthur Uther Pendragon, known as King Arthur, who hopes to see the "Battle of the Bards" ...