Physicists at NASA and Princeton generate electricity from the Earth's rotation: could wind energy be our energy source of ...

Does it feel like there's not enough time in the day for everything? Well, that could be because some upcoming days are actually getting shorter. In fact, today might just be the shortest day you'll ...

Since 2020 (and for reasons that are still unclear), the Earth has been rotating on its axis more quickly than usual, and the next record is going to occur soon, therefore astronomers are looking into ...

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.

A billion years ago, days lasted 19 hours: the balance between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the Moon slowed down the Earth ...

In an intriguing turn of events, scientists have been exploring the possibility of adding the first-ever negative leap second. This comes after significant changes in Earth’s rotation speed, which has ...

Scientists announced Monday that Earth is rotating slightly faster than normal, resulting in what is expected to become the second-shortest day ever recorded since precise atomic timekeeping began.

“What is negative global angular momentum? & How did it thwart the bull market in natural gas?” by Jim Roemer - Meteorologist ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After a few years of speeding up, our planet now appears to ...

The Earth is spinning a little slower than usual right now. That could mean a lot more earthquakes with at least a magnitude 7.0 ahead in 2018.

Humanity's increased release of greenhouse gasses has raised the planet's temperature, and no one expects that to stop any time soon. As the globe warms, a study shows it is also spinning more slowly.