How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Lausanne presents a new geological "rock ...

Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from ...

LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, has been called the most precise ruler in the world for its ability to measure motions more than 10,000 times smaller than the width of a ...

Climate change has been blamed for many dramatic effects on our planet and our lives. Now it may even affect the measurement of time. You've probably heard of "leap seconds" — the sliver of time ...