Using muon spin rotation spectroscopy, researchers from Japan and Canada successfully captured the rapid conversion of an ...

Astronomers report the discovery of a new binary system, designated LAMOST J065816.72+094343.1. The newfound binary consists ...

Researchers have unseated a previous theory for the mechanism underlying bacterial flagella movement, changing our ...

Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows ...

Microscopic ocean algae produce a huge share of Earth’s oxygen—but they need iron to do it. New field research shows that ...

For decades, Europa has been cast as one of the Solar System’s best bets for alien biology, a frozen world hiding a global ...

Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.

Researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Curtin University in Australia are reshaping how you understand the rhythm of Earth’s deep past. Led by ...

Researchers used atomic clock laser methods and a helper calcium atom to control a calcium monohydride molecule, expanding molecular options for quantum tasks, tests of physics, and chemistry control.

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 ...

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. By Jacey Fortin This article was updated ...

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have ...