Earth's rotation has sped up, causing shorter days. Astrophysicist Graham Jones predicts the next shortest day is around the ...

The slightly warmer temperatures around the middle of the Earth melted the top layers of ice to form meltwater ponds that hovered around 0°C. This stable, warmer temperature could have served as a ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...

Finally, the Earth moves a little bit beyond one complete revolution, so the stick again points towards the sun for a second ...

Imagine Earth suddenly stops spinning what happens next? From flying debris and mega-tsunamis to magnetic collapse and ...

According to the website, Earth spins faster when the Moon’s orbit takes it significantly north or south relative to the ...

The shortest day on record may be approaching as Earth spins faster than ever. Learn what’s behind the shift and how this ...

“Getting that to cross the equator, where the Coriolis force is essentially zero, is kind of impossible because it means you ...

In short, the global warming induced by increased greenhouse gases changes the major wind systems on Earth. This in turn ...

During Earth's ancient Snowball periods, when the entire planet was wrapped in ice, life may have endured in tiny meltwater ...

Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...