Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting on July 9. This will technically result ...

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

If tomorrow, July 9, feels even shorter than your average day filled with too much to do, there’s a scientific phenomenon that’s to blame, scientists say. This summer, Earth is suddenly spinning ...

Scientists are warning about a very curious phenomenon: due to the unexpected acceleration in Earth's rotation, the planet ...

Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, but not enough to offset an even greater acceleration caused by changes in ...

"Earth is expected to spin more quickly in the coming weeks, making some of our days unusually short. On July 9, July 22 and Aug. 5, the position of the moon is expected to affect Earth's rotation so ...

EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

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

A solar day should last exactly 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours. The scientific community is concerned about how the Earth's rotation is accelerating. In this regard, astrophysicist Gr ...

F iguring out the day length of Earth is more complicated than you might imagine. While on average a day is 24 hours long, ...