Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...

Earlier this month, the Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly ...

The summer is winding down and there might be even less of it this week. As the Earth spins faster this summer, the days are just slightly shorter. But those milliseconds are adding up. Other WRAL Top ...

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Jeddah Astronomy Society has stated the Earth will experience some of its shortest days ever in July and August 2025 due to a slight acceleration in its rotation speed. While this change is not ...

Earth's radiation budget is a core process of the Earth-atmosphere system, closely linked to global climate and environmental ...