After reviewing a slew of studies finding a connection between meat-eating and cancer, the World Health Organization has announced that processed meats cause cancer, and red meat probably does, too.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is located at 23.5Â° south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil, and northern South Africa.
The winter solstice is the year's shortest day, but the start of winter also launches the sun's steady climb toward the long, warm days of summer. This year, the northern winter solstice occurs on Wednesday, December 21, at 5:44 a.m. ET (10:44 UTC). It happens at the same moment no matter where you live, but because we've divided Earth into 24 times zones, people around the world will observe it at 24 different times of day.