The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.

Although we got an early start to that mid-year heat, we officially transition into astronomical summer at 9:42 p.m. tonight.

In Raleigh, the earliest sunrise of 2025 occurred June 12 at 5:57 a.m., while sunsets will continue shifting later by a few seconds each day until Sunday, June 28.

Your health is also good today. Capricorn Horoscope Today, June 20, 2025: Troubleshoot the love problems today. (Freepik) Settle the relationship issues before things go out of control.

Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman.

What books are on your night stand? This is constantly in flux, but right this minute Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “To Save and to Destroy” and Marie-Helene Bertino’s “Exit Zero.” ...

Capricorn Daily Horoscope (June 08): Capricorn natives can expect a fairly balanced day, though it will require mindfulness and extra effort, particularly in academic and health-related matters.

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for the longest day.

During the June solstice, no matter where you are on Earth, the sun rises and sets farthest north on your horizon.

When it’s a summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the latitude line at 23.5 degrees North. (That’s as far north as you can go and ...