The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

The story begins in 1835, when the first of what would become thousands of dams was built. These human-made reservoirs store ...

Star trails above the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei province, China. Large dams like this one are shifting the Earth's poles away from its axis of rotation.

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.

A new study has found that dams are so effective at 'impounding' massive amounts of water that they've effectively shifted Earth's poles.

China’s largest coffee chain has exploded over the past few years, trampling Starbucks in Asia – and now it’s coming after the leading java giant in its home region.

The deal struck in Geneva required China to not only lower its tariffs, but also to approve export licenses for rare-earth materials used by a variety of U.S. industries. China is “slow-rolling ...

Time is not on your side this summer. The Earth is set to have three remarkably shorter than average days in the coming weeks as the Earth’s rotation unexpectedly accelerates, according to ...

A giant solar-plus-vanadium flow battery project in Xinjiang has completed construction, marking a milestone in China’s pursuit of long-duration, utility-scale energy storage.

The Earth Is Spinning Faster—Here’s Why July and August Will Have Record-Short Days Earth's length of day will be shorter than usual this summer.