What is Earth Day, and what is it meant to accomplish? A message from Earth Network president, Kathleen Rogers - Close to 48 years ago, on 22 April 1970, millions of people took to the streets to ...

The purpose of the day is to recognize the positive influence that sport can have on the advancement of human rights, and social and economic development.

International Geodiversity Day was approved on 22 November 2021 by the 193 Member States attending UNESCO’s General Conference (draft decision 41 C/38). International days are annual observances ...

Earth is set to experience one of its shortest days ever recorded as the planet's rotation continues its unexpected ...

The rotations of the Earth have increased in speed since 2020, and as it spins faster than ever, the shortest day recorded might be in 2025.

The Trump administration reached an agreement with China this week focused on rare earth exports to the U.S., building on previous talks between the two nations that eased tariffs on imports from B… ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although the Earth completes one full rotation in 86,400 seconds on average, that spin fluctuates by a millisecond or two every day. Before ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

The event, organised by the High Commission of India, was themed 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health', reflecting this year's global message of unity, wellbeing, and sustainability.