Scientists say that the decrease in the speed of Earth’s rotation on August 5 was related to atmospheric conditions in the ...

The current record-holder occurred on July 5, 2024, when the day lasted 1.66 milliseconds shorter than usual, according to ...

What is the speed of Earth's rotation? Here's why we don't feel a thing, even though Earth spins at 1,000 mph.

There are a total of three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest distance from Earth’s equator, ...

Explore the causes of Earth's seasons in this 1979 film. Learn how the Earth's axis tilt and orbit around the sun create ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

When is the first day of fall? What time is the autumn equinox? When do we change the clocks? Your questions answered.

The world’s largest hydroelectric plant is doing more than generating power – it’s ever so slightly changing how the planet ...

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing ...

This summer a few factors are adding up to make a handful of Earth’s spins—those occurring on July 10, July 22 and August 5—more than a millisecond faster than the average of the past several decades.

Over the past one billion years, Earth's rotation has been slowing down - until now. On August 5th we will see one of the shortest ever days as our planet spins faster for no clear reason ...

Earth has been spinning faster for the past few years — a trend that could lead the world’s timekeeping institutions to take unprecedented action.