(CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting ...

Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

Lisa Maynard-Atem, 47, can barely remember what she had for breakfast three days ago, let alone what happened last year. Halfway into 2025, we’ve had World War Three scares, deadly weather events, a ...

Scientists anticipate that a “negative leap second” might soon be required, shortening our days by a second, due to polar ice melting. Historically, Earth has seen its rotation decelerate due to tidal ...

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) may lose a second for the first time. How much can change in a second? The impact of climate change has been felt across the globe in rising temperatures and rising ...

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 driven ...