NASA scientists have warned that China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric power station, has the potential ...

According to their studies, construction and operation of China's Three Gorges Dam resulted in a slight, measurable change in Earth's rotation: it slowed it by 0.06 microseconds. The apparent ...

The story of Earth’s atmospheric oxygenation is one of transformation, shaped by both biological and planetary forces. While ...

The start of the year has sometimes come with an extra second added to our clocks. The adjustment is made to coordinate the ...

They are particularly useful in geophysical applications, including the measurement of Earth's rotation. Understanding the variations in Earth's rotation is crucial for navigation, geolocation ...

One study evaluated the effectiveness of ocean reanalyses—models that assimilate observational data to estimate ocean conditions—in explaining variations in Earth's rotation. The findings ...

China is building the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh with potential impact on ...

Yet, NASA issued a startling warning about the potential consequences of filling the dam. The space agency cautioned that such a massive accumulation of water could slightly alter Earth’s rotation.

Scientists found winds on WASP-127b moving at 33,000 km/h. These are the fastest jetstream winds ever recorded on any planet ...

Explore the extraordinary weather phenomena on WASP-127b, where supersonic winds reach speeds of 33,000 kilometers per hour.

The difference in solar radiation received by our planet between summer and winter, caused by the 23-degree tilt in Earth's axis of rotation, dwarf's the 3 percent change between perihelion and ...