A Khalsa Day parade in Toronto, a celebration of Baisakhi held in April 2015.
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The spirit of Baisakhi for Sikhs is reminiscent of the ideals of their gurus, who encouraged them to work toward building a just society.
Apple and cherry blossom on a Spring day.
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Rising air temperatures mean shorter winters and earlier springs.
A satellite image of a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of St. John’s, N.L.
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Recent research sheds light on the ocean’s annual ‘biological clock’ and highlights the key dynamics that make it susceptible to climate change.
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Autumn is arriving later in the year – climate change is probably to blame.
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We’ve had an early start to the bushfire season and there’s more to come. No wonder spring isn’t always a celebration.
The practice of gardening is deeply tied to colonialism. Here a woman pushes a cart of flowers at her garden centre in Toronto, May 4, 2020.
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As we approach the start of gardening season, it’s a good time to ask some questions about what to plant and who gets to plant.
Spectators wait in the rain for the start of King Charles III’s coronation ceremony.
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March 2023 was the wettest for 40 years in England and Wales.
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Our genetics, immune systems and conditions in the environment around us can all play a role in susceptibility to hay fever.
Native wildflowers, such as these Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria ) that bloom early in spring are losing access to sunlight as trees leaf out earlier.
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Many beloved wildflowers bloom in early spring, while trees are still bare and the flowers have access to sunlight. Climate change is throwing trees and wildflowers out of sync.
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Hay fever treatment options range from common over-the-counter products to specialist medicines.
Bees that can adapt to the changing climate around us offer hope for more research and better policy and conservation efforts.
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Seventy-two per cent of native bumblebee species in North America are cutting their winter hibernation short by timing their emergence to earlier spring onsets.
Inside Daisy Clover, Warner Bros (1965).
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When September melancholy hits Simmone Howell, she escapes the cold Melbourne spring to Gavin Lambert’s Los Angeles – and his ‘tough, kooky’ adolescent fantasy figure, Daisy Clover.
Some cities never sleep.
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Artificial light is upending trees’ ability to use the natural day-night cycle as a signal of seasonal change.
Changes in climate affect the timings of various points in the life cycle of plants, including when flowers bloom in spring and when leaves wither in autumn.
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Climate change is modifying the timing of recurrent life-cycle events with critical consequences on ecological and economic levels.
Ospreys spend summer in the UK.
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Birds are master navigators, negotiating journeys of thousands miles each year.
Children celebrating Easter, with their Easter Bunnies and Easter eggs.
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A folklorist explains the prehistoric origins of the mythical Easter Bunny and why this longstanding cultural symbol keeps returning each spring.
Climatic drivers over the past 80 years have resulted in flowering season starting in late winter instead of spring.
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The progressively earlier flowering places the daisies at greater risk of failed flowering seasons. This would be a blow to biodiversity and tourism.
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Spring has settled in and fruit is starting to ripen. Read this before you start helping yourself to the edible plants growing in your neighbourhood.
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Whether you’re hoping to maximise your chances of seeing one of these shy, fascinating critters or wanting to avoid them at all costs, this article is for you.
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The phenomenon is called heliotropism, and sunflowers are most famous for it. But why do they track the sun? And how?