We live on a spinning planet. Depending on latitude your individual speed varies from 0 mph at the poles to 1,040 mph (1,674 kph) at the equator. Here at 47 degrees north I'm madly spinning ...

A year is measured by how long it takes the planet to orbit the Sun, and one complete orbit is called a revolution. All planets (and other bodies) in the solar system also do this but, at ...

New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the ...

July 9, July 22, and August 5, 2025, mark the dates when Earth’s rotation will accelerate just sufficiently to remove 1.3 to 1.51 milliseconds from each day a change so small it escapes ordinary ...

So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.

Several key factors affect the planet’s spin — sometimes working in opposition. The friction of ocean tides, due in part to the moon’s gravitational pull, slows the Earth’s rotation.

Scientists say they’ve confirmed Earth’s inner core has been slowing down. Here’s what it could mean — and why the topic has been the subject of fierce debate.