A spinning basketball hurtles from the top of a dam, turning a simple ball into a high-speed physics experiment. As it falls, ...

An international team has developed spherical colloidal particles for the visualization of rotational dynamics. The two-color fluorescent particles have an off-center core that allows tracking of ...

Scientists announced Monday that Earth is rotating slightly faster than normal, resulting in what is expected to become the second-shortest day ever recorded since precise atomic timekeeping began.

The intriguing question of whether a plane can outrun Earth’s rotation has been a topic of recent aviation discussions. This ...

A wild idea has been proposed to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation with the help of magnetic fields. A new research has presented experimental evidence confirming a previously theorized ...

Locomotion is a familiar series of rhythmic, patterned movements: the left and right sides of the body alternate, back and forth, as do pairs of flexor and extensor muscles in the limbs. The neuronal ...

Aren’t the summer days supposed to be longer and the winter days shorter? Since when have things gone in reverse for the summertime? Since now, maybe? Starting today? Okay, here’s what’s going on.