A nuclear engineer reacts to a mind bending scenario from XKCD exploring what would really happen if the Earth suddenly ...

Hang on because we’re about to screech to a halt. That’s right. The Earth is going to stop spinning for five seconds. How ...

The rotation of Earth is gradually slowing, and a sudden stop would have catastrophic consequences for the planet.

Vera Korasidis receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Julian Rogger receives funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding ...

If you know what you’re looking for, you can see it through the window on the second floor of Knauss Hall. In the now-decommissioned building at Western Michigan University, a model of the world sits ...

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, protecting the Earth in the long run." When you purchase through links on our ...

After the preseason finale, the Vikings dumped two of the three quarterbacks behind starter J.J. McCarthy. They’ve added Carson Wentz. So here’s the question: Is the trade of Sam Howell, the release ...

"Alien: Earth" premieres on Aug. 12 on Hulu and FX. "Alien: Earth" is premiering Tuesday on FX Networks, and it's already creating a buzz. The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off ...

You're unlikely to miss the 1.25 milliseconds that will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days ever. Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have ...

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The summer is winding down and there might be even less of it this week. As the Earth spins faster this summer, the days are just slightly shorter. But those milliseconds are adding up. Other WRAL Top ...

In the past month, Earth experienced some of its shortest days on record. The planet spun quickly enough to shave 1.4 milliseconds off of its usual 24-hour day. These natural accelerations in Earth’s ...