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The planet is reaching the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points, according to a new report. We’re experiencing heat waves, floods, droughts and wildfires — but ...

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James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, people are soaking up the long hours of summer sunlight, with no idea that they’re experiencing some of the shortest days since modern timekeeping began—by a ...

👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The US is on the verge of dropping out of the top 10 ranking of the world’s most powerful passports. Meanwhile, an Asian superpower continues to hold onto the No. 1 position ...

Earlier this month, the Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...

Although the Earth completes one full rotation in 86,400 seconds on average, that spin fluctuates by a millisecond or two every day. Before 2020, the Earth never experienced a day shorter than the ...

On April 20–26, American Chemical Society volunteers from 92 local sections, two international chemical sciences chapters, and several student chaptershosted hands-on activities and demonstrations for ...