Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Germany have used a highly sensitive underground ring laser to track Earth's axial wobble without relying on ...

Regular readers of my column certainly know how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris). Some folks believe Polaris is important because it’s the brightest star in the heavens, and ...

NASA says it has now pinned down three causes for this shift. As expected, the loss of polar ice is a major contributor. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late ...

The woman I was talking to seemed very sure of her facts, but they didn’t add up to me. She declared that the axis of the Earth had shifted 6 degrees, and somehow it was the fault of ...