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The Earth is picking up speed, and it’s forcing scientists and timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move. According to ...
Tuesday, July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, as Earth completes a full rotation in less time than usual. The ...
On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...
From 1993 to 2010, the earth is believed to have tilted 31.5 inches east, according to the study, which was published by Geophysical Research Letters. Advertisement This is because of how much ...
Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting today. This will technically result in shorter days, but the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice.
Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...
The seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis in relation to the sun, and the direction of this tilt never changes. But as the Earth orbits around the sun, different parts of the planet ...
This may sound trivial, but over the last 20 years alone, the pumping of groundwater – mostly for drinking – has caused Earth’s rotation to tilt eastwards by nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 ...
Pumping an unimaginable amount of groundwater out of the earth is why Earth has tilted over two dozen degrees, a study found. Earth tilted 31.5 inches, a study finds. So whose fault is that?