Something unusual is happening to Earth's rotation, and scientists are investigating why our planet has been recording some ...

Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to other distant stars. Scientists call this difference crucial to ...

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Dead satellites and drift-prone GPS coordinates aren't your phone's fault — they're side effects of something unprecedented happening to our planet. Climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at the ...