"The current rapid rise in day length can thus be attributed primarily to human influences," said professor Benedikt Soja.

Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening how long an average day lasts. Incredibly, climate change is ...

Discover how rising sea levels are slowing the Earth’s rotation and what that means for the future.

A seemingly small planetary neighbor may play a larger role in Earth’s climate than previously thought. Mars is only about ...

Climate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth's rotation. Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich now show that the current increase in day length—1.33 ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world.

In the fight against the climate crisis, countries are pinning great hope in reforestation projects. In a new study, ETH ...

But new research suggests a new player is making an impact: us. By studying foraminifera, tiny single-celled marine organisms that leave behind fossil shells, a team of researchers from the University ...

Rising sea levels caused by melting glaciers and polar ice sheets are slowing Earth's rotation, adding approximately 1.33 ...

Small but mighty, the red planet — our celestial neighbor — has made Earth’s climate what it is today. Mars’ gravitational pull serves as a stabilizing force for our home’s orbit, tilt and position ...

When English author J.R.R. Tolkien crafted his fantasy world Middle-earth, he argued storytellers are essentially “sub-creators” – they build fictional realms with internally consistent laws. For a ...