Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

Recent scientific findings have revealed a startling shift in our planet’s equilibrium. The Earth’s axis has tilted by an unprecedented 31.5 inches, a deviation that defies natural expectations and ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The water contained in the Earth's dams has impacted where its poles are and how fast it spins, but this one dam is making a ...

Earth is the planet we have the best opportunity to understand in detail—helping us see how other rocky planets behave, even ...

The woman I was talking to seemed very sure of her facts, but they didn’t add up to me. She declared that the axis of the Earth had shifted 6 degrees, and somehow it was the fault of ...

When students first learn how fast the Earth moves, the reaction is usually the same. If the planet is spinning at about ...