Yet even today, very little is known about this matter’s fundamental properties. Although it operates in the background, dark ...

The search for those missing after Yemen’s Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea has ended as at least four people are ...

Do moon phases affect fishing success? Explore the history of Solunar theory and see how the Citizen Tsuki-yomi A-T watch lets you track moon phases in style.

He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

The world spins faster for 3 days straight in July and August, prompting experts to monitor Earth's changing rotation.

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

Atomic clocks and our computer networks are the new, far superior form of time measurement, but we’re forcing them to keep in sync with this older form of measurement,” remarks Dr. David Gozzard, an ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” Daniel Holz from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discusses why the hands of the ...

Global positioning systems that support mapping programs are a prime example of how basic science can lead to unforeseen but ...

While that tiny time difference is imperceptible to humans, it represents part of a broader pattern that has left scientists ...