RadioGlobe lets the user tune in over 2000 stations from around the world by spinning a real globe. It works by using two absolute rotary encoders that each have a whopping 1024 positions available.

to spinning or weaving mills. This animation depicts a spinning mill like that found at Quarry Bank museum in Cheshire. It shows a furnace powering a flywheel, which is there to smooth out the ...

Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...

It's tough to know what happened on Earth thousands of years before anyone started writing anything down. But thanks to the amazing work of anthropologists and paleontologists like those working ...

The more water from the polar regions flows into the world’s oceans— particularly into equatorial areas—the more significant the drag factor on the speed at which Earth rotates, says the paper.

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory in England recorded the shortest day ever on June 29 and another shortened day on July 26, according to Popular Mechanics, a science and technology ...

Imagine waking up one day to find that the Earth had suddenly stopped spinning ... and the fragile nature of our existence on this spinning globe.

When it comes to the question of how we organise the land we inhabit and the resources therein, we’re presented with two ...

This venture into the world of animation illustrates Thimoj's versatility and ambition, positioning it as a pioneer in both technology and animation. With Teddy Celdran at the helm, Thimoj is ...

The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth. Op-ed pieces represent the views of individual columnists and contributing ...

The Israeli government did not tamper with the Hezbollah devices that exploded, defense and intelligence officials say. It manufactured them as part of an elaborate ruse. By Sheera FrenkelRonen ...

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen, has ...