Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

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

This week's question comes from Morning Brief reader Robert, who asks, "Do tornadoes rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?

Texas Rangers swingman Jacob Latz sees not being comfortable in the game as a good thing and he has the perfect example. Jacob Latz is fighting for the fifth spot in the Texas Rangers rotation. It’s a ...

Jacob Latz is fighting for the fifth spot in the Texas Rangers rotation. It’s a reward for bailing the team out last year when it was dealing with injuries. Right now, the left-hander is fighting with ...

When spiral formations appear on weather radars and satellite images, it can be easy to jump at the thought of an impending tropical cyclone. Heavy rain and strong winds are part of northern Australia ...

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One study finds the Iberian Peninsula rotates clockwise as Africa closes on Eurasia by 0.2 inches per year (5 millimeters), near Gibraltar and the Alboran region. A team in northern Spain combined ...

Asier Madarieta, a researcher in the EHU's HGI (Water Environmental Processes) group, has analyzed how the Earth's crust is being compressed and deformed in the field where Eurasia and Africa meet in ...

Plate tectonics can be visualized like large moving parts on the earth’s crust. The constant movement of the plates causes major stresses, and, as a result, deformations or earthquakes occur on the ...