James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

Why is Earth spinning faster? A day on Earth lasts roughly 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours — the time it takes for the planet to fully rotate on its axis. But exactly how long it takes to perform one full ...

After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara in 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson began hatching the idea for what would become known as the world’s first ‘Earth Day.’ The first Earth ...

Earth Day began 55 years ago to highlight environmental issues on the national stage. From the early celebrations in 1970 to today, it's grown into a worldwide movement to remind residents of planet ...

Marches, protests, phone-banking events, film screenings, and more centered around environmental activism are being organized across the nation for Earth Day, on April 22. Americans are taking to the ...

Spring has sprung and it's time to get outdoors and celebrate nature. And what better time to keep our planet happy and healthy than on Earth Day? See when we celebrate the holiday this year, what ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home ...