A peer-reviewed study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that climate change is now lengthening Earth’s days at a rate that could soon exceed the slowing effect of ...

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

Find out what’s speeding up Earth’s rotation and why it may force timekeepers to delete a second ...

The original story “ Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity ” is published in The Brighter Side of ...

According to the NOAA’s aurora view line, the northern lights could be visible in up to 20 U.S. states near the Canada border ...

"Project Hail Mary" is such an accomplishment, such an overwhelming, often dazzling thriller full of emotion and heart and some really good jokes, that it's easy to forget that this is the first ...

Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.

Incoming solar storms could spark auroras this weekend and thanks to the spring equinox, Earth is perfectly aligned to ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...