The cause of this acceleration is not explained," Leonid Zotov, expert on Earth rotation, explained. "Ocean and atmospheric models don’t explain this huge acceleration." ...

Under a new agreement that would begin in 2026-27, max-length contracts would be reduced seven years inhouse and six years ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

Scientists estimate that the first generation of reptiles evolved between 320 and 310 million years ago, this group was later dominated by dinosaurs which paleontologists say they evolved on Earth ...

Imagine waking up tomorrow and discovering that Earth had started spinning in the opposite direction. The sun would rise in ...

Scientists have raised concerns that the Earth's inner core may completely halt its rotation by 2040, according to a recent paper published in Nature. The study suggests changes are occurring deep ...

A wealth of new information about Earth’s inner core has surfaced in recent months. Scientists now have evidence that the planet’s innermost layer is changing shape.

Over decades, the rotation of the inner core speeds up and slows down relative to the rest of the planet, affecting things such as the length of a day. Read more Record-breaking drill core reaches ...

Previous research using this method suggested that around 2010, the inner core’s rotation slowed to a rate below that of the rest of the planet—after previously spinning faster—according to ...

The inner core is the deepest of Earth’s geological layers. The crust — the layer that we live on — is just a few miles thick. Below that, filling up 84 percent of the planet, is the 1,800 ...

From orcas wearing salmon hats to April's total solar eclipse, it's been a big year for science news. We've brought together the five stories that you loved the most in 2024, starting with a cosmic ...