A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Time is not on your side this summer. The Earth is set to have three remarkably shorter than average days in the coming weeks as the Earth’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates, according to scientists.

Earth, our home planet, is a world unlike any other. The third planet from the sun, Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to host life. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the ...