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

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

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

The previous record for the shortest day was set in 2020 with a 1.47 milliseconds less in 86,400 seconds, and then, in 2022, with 1.66 milliseconds less in a day’s rotation, as reported by the Daily ...

Earth is expected to complete a full rotation on July 9 in roughly 1.30 milliseconds less than the standard 86,400 seconds ...

Though we sum up a day as 24 hours and a year as 365 days, Earth's rotational and orbital speeds aren't exactly consistent.

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 ...

Investigators have located human remains following a large explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse. Yolo ...