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 ...

Did you feel it? The planet spun a bit faster last week, by enough to give us our shortest day of the year, so far. July 10 was the shortest day of 2025, so far, as well as one of the shortest days ...

Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now—thanks to a study published ...

Right now, we're zooming through space at incredible speeds, so why aren't we dizzy or flying off into space?  An expert ...

Scientists are proposing we introduce a micro variation of the leap year into clocks after researchers recently recorded Earth’s shortest day since scientists started keeping track. On June 29, the ...

Today may be one of the shortest days of the year, but you won’t notice as it’s just a fraction of a second that we’re losing. This time loss is related to the Earth’s anticipated quicker solar ...

The Earth is spinning around at over 1,000 miles per hour, but outrunning the rotation is only possible in short bursts on ...

When you gaze at the morning sky, you expect a planet’s day to be shorter than its year. But on Venus, that rule flips on its ...

Contrary to long-held assumptions, experts believe the Moon has been slowly moving away from us for millions of years.