Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

The rotations of the Earth have increased in speed since 2020, and as it spins faster than ever, the shortest day recorded ...

The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and ...

The earthquake caused the planet to spin slightly faster, shortening the length of a day on Earth by 1.8 microseconds—about ...