Every second, the Earth spins at an incredible speed, completing a full rotation in just 24 hours. While this may seem ordinary, the simple act of our planet turning on its axis is responsible for the ...

Humans may have altered the Earth’s rotation significantly between 1993 and 2010 alone by pumping large quantities of water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere. Alarming levels of groundwater ...

Researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Curtin University in Australia are reshaping how you understand the rhythm of Earth’s deep past. Led by ...

Right now, you're zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways. First, ...

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Using the corrected coordinates, the team derived new accurate measurements of Earth's rotation speed in the 8th to 6th centuries BCE. The study revealed that delta T (ΔT), a parameter for Earth's ...

You're not imaging it. The sun has been rising later in Illinois following the winter solstice. But the days aren't getting shorter. Here's why.

University of Texas Arlington provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, ...