Winter solstice is the darkest day of 2010. So why isn’t December the coldest month?

Sophie Gilbert

Dec 21, 2010 10:47 AM

A roundup of Christmas-related questions from the Explainer archives.

Daniel Engber and Sophie Gilbert

Dec 22, 2009 12:22 PM

December is the darkest month of the year. So why isn’t it the coldest?

Sophie Gilbert

Dec 13, 2009 8:27 AM

Explainer’s Christmas roundup.

Sophie Gilbert

Dec 22, 2008 4:24 PM

Why isn’t the darkest month of the year also the coldest?

Sophie Gilbert

Dec 22, 2008 8:39 AM

A roundup of Explainer columns about the 2008 wildfires in Southern California.

Brad Flora and Sophie Gilbert

Nov 21, 2008 7:07 AM

A roundup of Explainer columns about same-sex marriage.

Sophie Gilbert

Nov 20, 2008 6:38 PM