This sketch illustrates why rocks melt on Earth. The geotherm (solid line) would suggest that rock shouldn't melt as it never cross the dry mantle solidus (the point where mantle rock would melt ...

Melting glaciers have changed that distribution enough to knock Earth off its axis, research showed. Since 1980, Earth's north and south poles have drifted about 13 feet.

Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin and causing changes to its axis, new studies find. The shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, impacting the planet's molten core.

Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin and causing changes to its axis, new studies find. The shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, impacting the planet's molten core.

But while melting ice may be slowing the Earth’s spin, there’s another factor at play when it comes to global timekeeping, according to the report: processes in the Earth’s core.

Their findings, published in Physical Review Letters, shed new light on the melting curve and structural phase of iron under extreme conditions. "The goal of this study was to explore the ...

Global warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. A study published Wednesday found that the melting of polar ice — an accelerating trend ...

Humanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive melting, and this is slowing Earth's rotation, challenging official timekeeping standards.

Humanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive melting, and this is slowing Earth’s rotation, challenging official timekeeping standards.

Two studies funded by NASA have concluded that Earth’s rotation is slowing due to Earth’s melting polar ice caps. This adjustment in planetary mass is enough to change the rotation as added ...