Feb. 29 is more than just an extra day we have once every four years. There is some science behind it. Here's how leap days ...

The deciphered scroll presented a very advanced 364-day solar calendar that the Qumran sect ... the challenging process of reconstructing the ancient text, stated The Guardian.

The Chinese Agricultural Calendar uses lunar months to determine its dates, but it also has “solar terms” which are based on the solar year. These solar terms helped the ancient Chinese people ...

In one case, an Italian astronomer has proposed that a dramatic total solar eclipse triggered a religious crisis in ancient Egypt ... elaborate cyclical calendars known as Saros cycles that ...

The 24 solar terms consisting of 12 major solar terms and 12 minor solar terms were created thousands of years ago by the ...

A Chinese calligraphy enthusiast writes blessing words for visitors during a cultural festival marking Lichun, or the ...

Japanese researchers investigated ancient texts from the 4th to 7th centuries CE to identify five ... [+] total solar eclipses near the Eastern Mediterranean. Yes, Earth is suddenly spinning faster.

Ancient Egyptian: What have you got in this linen sack thing anyway? Oh, a calendar! Now that is useful. It’s similar to our own solar calendar which has 365 days in it. You do have bread at least!