This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In a few weeks’ time, just 38 lottery winners — chosen from 16,000 global applicants — will stand in the darkness of Newgrange’s ...

This year’s Winter Solstice will occur on Dec. 21. Many ancient sites, like Newgrange in Ireland, pictured, were built to be aligned with and track the Winter Solstice. Photo by Bethany O’Hagan The ...

Christmas is just days away - but it’s not the only winter celebration in the calendar. Different cultures have celebrated the winter solstice since the dawn of human history. The solstice - which ...

Rhode Island residents know winter. It's been getting colder lately, with occasional snowfall appearing in certain regions of the state. Winter has arrived. Or has it? Well, it hasn't officially ...