Given Stonehenge's profound impact on many people's imaginations, it's not surprising that replicas exist elsewhere, varying ...

As the sun rose on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ...

Stonehenge was constructed roughly 5,000 years ago and its stones frame the summer sunrise and the winter sunset. For those dates only, English Heritage allows full access and people crowd into and ...

Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

In 2020, analysis of a skull fragment discovered at Newgrange, County Meath, led to sensational claims of royal incest within ...

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and ...

It’s been a mystery for 5,000 years, but scientists think they may finally have discovered the reason Stonehenge was built.

From Finland's bonfires to England's Stonehenge gathering, here are eight global traditions that celebrate the longest day.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

This year, the Summer Solstice arrived at 10:42 p.m. on June 20. The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun ...

People gather at Stonehenge, England, during sunrise on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Zhanna Manukyan/PA via AP) By Associated Press ...