The Moon's Gravitational Pull on Venice's Tides Venice's relationship with lunar cycles runs deeper than simple romance. The ...

— Ellie Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Grant Petty, professor in the department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Gravity helps make the ocean tides happen.

For thousands of years, ancient civilizations organized their lives around the moon rather than the sun. They tracked lunar ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Tonight, we welcome our first supermoon of the year, the Full Harvest Moon, reaching peak illumination at 11:47 PM. Because it’s a supermoon, it’s slightly closer to Earth than ...

If you happened to glance up to the sky last night, you would have noticed that the Moon was missing. That’s because the New Moon has arrived. Traditionally, that means it's a good time to start your ...

Whether you fish or know someone who fishes, or are just curious about how ocean fish feed, the information I’m sharing here will help you predict what the moon phases, tides and currents will do to ...

These high tides, sometimes called king tides, occur during full moons a few times a year in the fall on the East Coast. But ...

Jacaranda Trees Started Blooming inland a couple of weeks ago, but those planted in coastal San Diego began showing their bluish-purple color just this past week. That's not unusual, as the blooms ...

Without the moon, life on Earth might not even be possible. At one quarter the diameter of the Earth and one sixth its gravity, our celestial neighbor plays a critical role in setting marine-life ...