A neap tide is where the tidal range between low tide and high tide is the smallest. Conversely, a spring tide is when the range is at its greatest. It's not named for the spring season ...

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the sky will become the scene of a major cosmic spectacle. March has been a monumental month in astrology, and it is culminating with some of the most ...

When the sun's gravity counteracts the moon's, it leads to lower-than-average "neap tides." When the sun lines up with the moon, it triggers larger "spring tides." Watch Perez-Giz's full ...

But what is the primary cause of the tides there and elsewhere? Despite what frequent Venice visitor Galileo Galilei thought, tides are indeed related to the motion of the moon (and to a lesser ...