The revelation that Earth’s rotation is shifting at speeds not seen in 3.6 million years is a wake-up call for both the scientific community and the general public. It underscores the profound ...

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

Find out what’s speeding up Earth’s rotation and why it may force timekeepers to delete a second ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China moves so much water around that NASA found it actually changes the rotation speed of the Earth ...

Aren’t the summer days supposed to be longer and the winter days shorter? Since when have things gone in reverse for the summertime? Since now, maybe? Starting today? Okay, here’s what’s going on.

The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

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Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly shaved off the clock on ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...

Though we sum up a day as 24 hours and a year as 365 days, Earth's rotational and orbital speeds aren't exactly consistent. Instead, both fluctuate, swayed by atmospheric drag, tidal forces, changes ...