Because of the moon’s position, Earth is rotating just over a millisecond faster than usual on a few days this summer ...

Ample sunshine, ice cream, and afternoons at the beach might leave you wishing that summer would never end. Unfortunately, ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

University of California San Diego today announced the appointment of Meenakshi Wadhwa to the position of Vice Chancellor for ...

Meenakshi Wadhwa was recruited from Arizona State University, where she has been serving as director of the School of Earth ...

Wadhwa will be the 12th head of the institution, replacing Margaret Leinen, who has served as vice chancellor, director and dean since 2013. Leinen, who announced she was stepping down from the role ...

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order effectively permitting American companies to engage in deep-sea mining ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Similar deep-sea volcanoes found on Earth support microbial life that lives inside solid rock without sunlight and oxygen.