PCWorld reports that scientists discovered Earth’s inner core has slowed its rotation relative to the crust, even appearing to stop moving in a phenomenon that occurs every 35 years. This iron-nickel ...

While the BYU matchup was one for the ages, Dan Hurley couldn’t escape the reality of it. The UConn Huskies' rotation tightened against BYU in ways he didn’t want, and it exposed just how thin the ...

On certain trans-Pacific flights, you can "time travel" by crossing the International Date Line. For example, if you want to go from San Francisco to Tokyo, and your flight departs at 5:00 p.m. on ...

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We here at Jalopnik are insanely lucky to call what we do work. Obviously, being able to nerd out over cars is what makes it so cool, but arguably just as cool is getting to travel the world to go and ...

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...

PITTSBURGH — After George Springer’s leadoff homer, the Toronto Blue Jays’ bats fell quiet Wednesday. They managed just two hits for the rest of the day, wasting a 10-strikeout performance from Chris ...

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 ...

James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, people are soaking up the long hours of summer sunlight, with no idea that they’re experiencing some of the shortest days since modern timekeeping began—by a ...