"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Earth’s tilt recently made headlines when scientists revealed it had deviated 31.5 inches. That data came ...

Humans pumping groundwater has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation. Additionally, a new study documents just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.

The planet that appears so steady beneath our feet is, in reality, subtly reorienting itself in space. As ice melts, oceans swell and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers, the balance of mass on ...

Earth tilted, but it had nothing to do with weird space phenomena and everything to do with how people are pumping groundwater and shipping it across the planet, a study found. The findings of a study ...

It is Wednesday, and we just completed our longest day of the year. Tuesday, June 21, was the summer solstice, the first official day of summer, the longest day of sunlight for the year in the ...

Try this experiment — all you need is a ball, pen, candle, match, protractor and a small rock. Draw a line bisecting the ball, top to bottom. Light the candle. Turn off the light. Holding the ball ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The September equinox is here! The word "equinox" is Latin for "equal night," when all parts of the Earth experience close to 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. The ...

When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation. Additionally, a study documents just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation. Additionally, a study documents just how much of an ...