Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have gotten progressively longer as a result. While Earth's slowdown is not ...

Most of the water used by humans is supported by abundant groundwater, and it is estimated that the amount of water pumped from the ground between 1993 and 2010 is more than 2 trillion tons. As a ...

For nearly a billion years, Earth’s rotation stopped slowing down. Locked in a rare cosmic balance, the planet’s day remained fixed at 19 hours, stalling the normal progression toward longer days.

Regarding the earth's air currents and ocean currents, there are phenomena whose principles have not been elucidated even by modern science, and one of these is a phenomenon called ' Taro Matsuno ...

Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping scientists understand Earth's rotation changes over thousands of years. They ...

We’ve probably all had a few conversations with people who hold eccentric scientific ideas, and most of the time they yield nothing more than frustration and perhaps a headache. In [Bertrand Selva]’s ...