"The current rapid rise in day length can thus be attributed primarily to human influences," said professor Benedikt Soja.

The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable ...

The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory as a result, slicing ...

Why would a warming climate change the length of a day? Earth still turns once every 24 hours by the clocks people live by, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

But new research suggests a new player is making an impact: us. By studying foraminifera, tiny single-celled marine organisms that leave behind fossil shells, a team of researchers from the University ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 ...

I will assume you're referring to what would happen if Earth stopped rotating all at once, without any gradual reduction in velocity. In that event, most things on Earth would be almost immediately ...