The Moon has been Earth’s constant companion for billions of years, influencing everything from tides to the stability of our planet’s axis. But what if, suddenly, the Moon disappeared? This video ...

Over the past few decades, Earth's rotation around its axis—which determines how long a day is—has been speeding up. This trend has been making our days shorter; in fact, in June 2022 we set a ...

The Earth has lost enough groundwater to thirsty humans to measurably tilt the planet’s axis of rotation. The net water lost from underground reservoirs between 1993 and 2010 is estimated to be ...

A recent study has shown that excessive groundwater extraction is causing significant changes in the Earth's rotation. This research, led by scientists from Seoul National University, highlights ...

The Earth’s axis of rotation is shifting due to climate change and movements in the Earth’s interior. The corresponding polar motion is triggered by shifts in mass such as the melting of polar ice ...

Humans may have altered the Earth’s rotation significantly between 1993 ... Previous studies have shown that the position of the Earth’s axis – or its rotational pole – changes relative ...