For one, scientists observe a "cosmic fossil" called the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The first light that was free to ...

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...

The "unintentional electromagnetic leakage" from airport radars and military radar systems can be "detectable across ...

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...

"Our work supports both the scientific quest to answer the question 'Are we alone?' and practical efforts to manage the ...

Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the ...

Differences in the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon will make July 9, July 22 and August 5 unusually short.

When China restricted rare earth exports to Japan in 2010 during a diplomatic spat, a wild west domestic industry undermined ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

The Indian government is planning an incentive program worth as much as 25 billion rupees ($290 million) for private sector ...

Earth is expected to complete a full rotation on July 9 roughly 1.30 milliseconds faster than usual. WASHINGTON — Wednesday ...

Today is set to be one of shortest days in the Earth’s recorded history – meaning that it will be just under 24 hours.