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

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

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

Maya Angelou’s breakthrough memoir, published 50 years ago, launched a revolution in literature and social awareness. Illustration by TS Abe; Photographic reference: Corbis Outline Maya Angelou ...

Research into the origin of life. Learn how certain small molecule interactions may have been responsible for the life itself. You will find scientific theories and findings here.

NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft – the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS for short) and citizen scientists have discovered a new alien world that’s ‘cool’, both literally and figuratively ...

Editorial cartoons, political cartoons and multipanel cartoons from Washington Post cartoonists, including Ann Telnaes, Edith Pritchett, Michael Ramirez and guests ...