Earth’s Unusual Rapid Spin Could Prompt First-Ever ‘Negative Leap Second’
The Earth has been spinning unusually fast recently. Last year on July 4, our planet set a record…
Earth is spinning faster, leading timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move
Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and…
NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker
NASA’s Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable…
Chimpanzees wear blades of grass in their ears and rears
A new study observed chimpanzees putting grass in their ears and rears. Researchers are puzzling over this learned…
Earth just had one of its shortest days in over 50 years
July 10, 2025 was the shortest day of this year, so far, as well as one of the…