Earth just recorded one of its shortest days on record on Wednesday, and scientists say its accelerating rotation is expected to shorten two more days this summer. On July 22 and August 5, Earth's ...

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 shaved off the clock on ...

The Earth has been spinning unusually fast recently. Last year on July 4, our planet set a record by completing a full spin 1.66 milliseconds (0.00166 seconds) faster than usual, according to ...