Ever wondered if human ingenuity could literally shift our planet? Turns out, it can – albeit ever so slightly.

The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...

Earth is expected to spin slightly faster on three specific days in July and August: July 9, July 22 and August 5. This could ...

In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, and moved the Earth's axis, shortening our days ...

The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and August 5 will be victims of the time ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

From the point of view of the sun, it takes Earth roughly 86,400 seconds (24 hours) to complete one full rotation. This ...

"If the effect is real and scaling behaves the way our equations say, then the possibility becomes real," Chyba told Newsweek ...

Earth's rotation is expected to speed up in July and August this year, resulting in shorter days. Specifically, July 9, July ...

Finally, the Earth moves a little bit beyond one complete revolution, so the stick again points towards the sun for a second ...

Earth's rotational speed keeps increasing and could result in the shortest day of our lives this summer, but will you even ...

What are solstices? Solstices occur because Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted about 23.4 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This tilt drives our planet's seasons, as the Northern ...