Winter Solstice Explained: The Science Behind the Year’s Shortest Day

Around December 21 or 22, we hit the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

This is the shortest day and longest night of the year and things start shifting with the return of the light. Early peoples celebrated this with Yule logs and other festivities and we continue that tradition in various ways around that time of year.

But why do we have solstices? Glad you asked! This episode explains it a little bit.

And, if you liked how I explained solstices, imagine what I can do with your science, medical or technical voice project! Let’s talk.