Some days really are longer than others. And now scientists know by precisely how much. Using a laser gyroscope, scientists have measured variations in Earth’s rotation rate smaller than a millionth ...

Sensitive measurements: Ring laser at the Geodetic Observatory Wettzell in Bavaria. (Courtesy: Astrid Eckert / TUM) As the Earth moves through space, it wobbles. Researchers in Germany have now ...

Neil Downie believes that supporting students to devise, build and test their own projects can help to get them and their teachers interested in and enjoying physics Practical solutions Students who ...