There are certain things in life that we have no control over, like the speed of the Earth’s rotation. Well, that’s the case for most of us, anyway. China’s Three Gorges Dam is a rare exception.

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a Japanese research team has studied ancient ...