When Earth rotates as normal, the centripetal acceleration of the ground under your feet at the equator has the net effect of reducing the force of gravity on you, so you weigh about 0.3 per cent less ...

We don’t often think about gravity, the invisible force that anchors us to Earth, as it always seems constant and dependable. However, it will slightly vary, sometimes by enough to make you weigh ...

A new study has revealed that gravity's effect on Earth is constantly shaping the surface of our planet. When our planet formed, it did so by pulling dust and rock toward its gravitational field. As ...

The Earth rotates at about 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator, yet we experience no sense of motion. But how is this possible? To understand why we don’t feel Earth's rotation, it’s essential to ...

Gravity isn’t uniform everywhere on Earth. You weigh more at the poles, for instance, than at the equator. Why? This viewer question comes from Ola B. in Egypt. Neighbour reacts to Tyler Robinson’s ...