A recent groundbreaking study published in Geophysical Research Letters has revealed an astonishing new insight: Earth’s ...

The Earth is picking up speed, and it’s forcing scientists and timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move. According to ...

When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the ...

Earth has been spinning faster for the past few years — a trend that could lead the world’s timekeeping institutions to take ...

If the Earth turns more slowly, the days get longer. Climate change is therefore also altering the length of the day on Earth, albeit only minimally.

Climate Change Is Shifting the Planet’s Most Basic Properties Humans have managed to slow the Earth’s spin and shift its axis. By Marina Koren ...

The melting of Earth’s large ice masses has made days ever so slightly longer in recent decades and shifted Earth’s axis of rotation, according to two recent studies. The lengthening and ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

Don't worry — this change in Earth's rotation won't be catastrophic. However, it does mean that we'll have to adjust our time keeping, which may be a problem for much of the computing we rely on.