Earth’s rotation is slowing as melting ice moves across the planet. New research says it’s driven by climate change and is unmatched over the past 3.6 million years.

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to fully explain the various causes of long-term polar motion in the most comprehensive modeling to date, using AI methods. Their model and ...

The planet beneath your feet is hurtling through space at over 1,600 kmph. So why does everything feel perfectly still? This new series from India Today Science explores the why and how behind ...

Global warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

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 ...

A multi-institutional team of geoscientists has found evidence that the Earth's rotation slows in a staircase pattern, with two stable periods that stand out. In their study, published in the ...

As rising global temperatures melt Earth’s polar ice sheets, the shifting water is creating such a huge redistribution of our planet’s mass that its rotation speed is dropping. This unusual result of ...

Our planet may have had a recent change of heart. Earth’s inner core may have temporarily stopped rotating relative to the mantle and surface, researchers report in the January 23 Nature Geoscience.

Experiments suggest that an unusual magnetic material can help harness energy from the planet’s rotation. But not everyone is convinced. Electricity can be generated from the energy of Earth rotating ...