By trapping huge amounts of water on land, big dams built by humans have slightly changed how Earth spins and where its poles ...

Right now, as a passenger on planet Earth, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. But why can't you feel it?

Earth's rotation on its axis is the fundamental reason for the cycle of day and night. As our planet spins, one side faces the Sun, experiencing dayli ...

Uncover Earth’s true cosmic motion—from spinning on its axis to orbiting the Sun and racing through the galaxy. A simple, ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...

In Earth's early days, it was slammed by protoplanet Theia. This left our world spinning on a tilted axis. But what if the ...

As the earth spins on its axis, producing night and day, it also moves about the sun in an elliptical (elongated circle) orbit that requires about 365 1/4 days to complete. The earth's spin axis is ...

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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 ...

As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication ...