New research has uncovered that the construction of water dams has shifted Earth's poles in subtle but important ways.

Researchers have recreated the tumultuous beginnings of Earth, simulating what the planet was like just after its formation 4 ...

Research on the ISS helped scientists tackle problems we can’t solve on Earth, from human biology to fire behavior and ...

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why.

A new study reveals that a common human technology may be quietly broadcasting our presence to alien civilizations—without us ...

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

What if there’s a planet hiding in our solar system, 10 times larger than Earth? While this theory has yet to be confirmed, ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

In the early 1990s, eight people tried to survive in a hermetically sealed glass structure filled with miniature forests, ...

If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the ...