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Earth’s day was only 19 hours long for a billion years, study finds

Researchers from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Curtin University in Australia are reshaping how you understand the rhythm of Earth’s deep past. Led by ...
BGR

Does China's Biggest Dam Actually Slow Down The Earth's Rotation?

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...
PC World

Earth’s core has ‘reversed’ rotation. What does that mean for humanity?

PCWorld reports that scientists discovered Earth’s inner core has slowed its rotation relative to the crust, even appearing to stop moving in a phenomenon that occurs every 35 years. This iron-nickel ...
IFLScience

Why Doesn't Flying Against The Earth's Rotation Speed Up Flight Times?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...