But do we know which way Earth is spinning? And is it the same direction as the sun and the other planets circling it? The answer is linked to the formation of the solar system some 4.6 billion ...

It helps to visualize this: Earth’s inner core is ... and sub rotation (spinning slower), but it’s always going the same direction. Sometimes the language of science doesn’t map well on ...

While Earth’s days have been gradually lengthening for billions of years due to tidal forces from the Moon, climate change is ...

That iron ball — Earth's inner core — may have recently stopped rotating, then reversed direction for no apparent ... and that it may spin a little faster than the rest of the Earth.