When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images The equator is the imaginary line that horizontally ...

Melting ice caps changing planet's shape. Aug. 7, 2011 — -- Like many of its inhabitants, the Earth is getting thicker around the middle -- that's what a new study says. The increased bulge is ...

Spring has finally sprung, which means days will keep getting longer from now until the summer. The season officially commenced as the sun shone directly over the equator and daytime and nighttime ...

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What happens if Earth stops rotating?Etan MeyerBoca Raton, FL I will assume you're referring to what would happen if Earth stopped rotating all at once, without any gradual reduction in velocity. In ...