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July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected to be even shorter.
As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
From cheesy classics to intentionally terrible zingers, we’ve rounded up the very b est bad jokes out there. Bookmark this ...
July is the heart of summer, and while it kicks off with our biggest national holiday and all the parades and fireworks that the Fourth of July brings, the rest of the month seems like it's a holiday ...
Earth Day festivities are a cruel joke on the American people, especially their children who will be “greening” up areas in their communities and doing it with great sincerity because their ...
On Earth Day Tuesday, Long Island residents scoured the shores of Jones Beach, searching for microplastics and other waste that spoil the coastline and harm marine creatures. "Earth Day is an ...
On Earth Day, EPA union workers decry cuts to clean air and water regulations Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as ...
This Earth Day, remember: Nuclear energy beats fickle sunbeams and breezes when it comes to producing steady climate-friendly power.
WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began and why it remains so vital today. Earth Day was first observed on ...
As the events expanded into a nationwide campaign, the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The initial movement in 1970 is known as the largest secular day of protest in the world.