The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s ...

Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting today. This will technically result in ...

Earth is expected to spin faster than usual in the upcoming weeks, leading to slightly shorter days, scientists report, ...

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

Planetary Tailspin The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and ...

July 9 is expected to be one of the shortest days in history, but you won’t notice a difference. The Earth has been moving ...

Kariba Dam, built on Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia in the 1950s, impounds the largest artificial reservoir in the ...

Historically, Earth's rotation has been slowing down over millions of years. Around 1 to 2 billion years ago, a day lasted ...

Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...