This article was originally featured on The Conversation. People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric...
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This article was originally featured on The Conversation. People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time. Studies are showing the summer solstice is an important cue for plants too. Recent studies, including one of my own, have proposed that trees may use the longest day of the year as a key marker for their growth and reproductive cycles. The solstice seems to act like a calendar reminder for trees. For example, at the solstice, trees growing in cold places slow down the creation of new wood cells and focus their energy on finishing already formed but still incomplete...
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric...
Research suggests longest day is a cue for beeches and other species to launch their growth strategies
Research suggests longest day is a cue for beeches and other species to launch their growth strategies
People gathered across the UK to celebrate the summer solstice - marking the longest day of the year.
People gathered across the UK to celebrate the summer solstice - marking the longest day of the year.
Summer Solstice 2025 Horoscope: Let's read how the longest day of the year will bring a change to each zodiac sign.
The longest day of the year is happening on June 20 and will impact each sign differently.
The longest day of the year is happening on June 20 and will impact each sign differently.
As the sun rose on the longest day of the year Saturday, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has...
The summer solstice marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of astronomical summer, while the Southern Hemisphere experiences...