We all know that human activity is causing our planet to warm up at an unprecedented rate, but you probably didn’t know that it’s also changing the speed and shape of the planet as well? And the ...

What would happen if the Earth gradually stopped spinning? This fascinating video explores the potential effects on our planet’s climate, day-night cycle, weather patterns, and life itself.Imagine a ...

Jumping back in time, Thuban was positioned as a North Star some 4,700 years ago, as early civilizations thrived in ...

The office is responsible for detecting, tracking, and, if necessary, deflecting asteroids and comets that could come dangerously close to Earth. This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

The idea of generating electricity from Earth's rotation isn't new. Yet a team led by Christopher ... varying test conditions (latitude, altitude, time of day) and improving measurement instrument ...

The world is hungry for renewable sources of energy, which has led some scientists to ask the question: what about the rotation of the Earth? A new study reports that researchers have successfully ...

NASA reports that the construction and operation of China's Three Gorges Dam have slightly slowed Earth's rotation by 0.06 microseconds. This effect is due to the redistribution of water mass ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. So called human-built megastructures may actually be slowing down the Earth’s rotation.

Water from the melt flows towards the equator, making the earth bulge out slightly, slowing its rotation and increasing the time taken to complete one rotation, lengthening our day. Using a mix of ...

While it took decades to construct the dam, many media reports have claimed that it has an effect on the Earth's rotation. Is it really altering the Earth's rotation? Reports indicate that the dam ...

However, the effect could be significant over time. The Moon also slows Earth's rotation as a result of tidal friction. The ETH Zurich studies on this phenomenon, published in Nature Geoscience ...

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have been ... "This means that a shift in mass is taking place, and this is affecting the Earth's rotation," explains Benedikt Soja, Professor of ...