October 16, 2018
Japanese diaries show sun's cycle sparks lightning on Earth
The effects of solar cycles on Earth’s climate over timeframes of thousands of years are well documented, but the shorter-term effects on weather …
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October 8, 2015
Does the sun trigger autoimmune disease?
For hundreds of years, humans have charted the appearance of sunspots, the changing frequency of which marks highs and lows in the sun’s 11-year …
January 5, 2012
Spot-free sun: Is that normal?
For the past few years, astronomers and scientists have been looking up at a sun that is, more often than not, rather blank. Almost too blank. …