The sudden stop would create enormous stresses in Earth’s crust, triggering earthquakes of unprecedented magnitude everywhere simultaneously. The tectonic plates would shift violently, and the ground ...

Imagine a world where the Earth suddenly stopped spinning. While this may sound like science fiction, scientists have studied the consequences of such a scenario to understand the delicate balance of ...

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 ...