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Scientists may have solved why the length of Earth’s day changes by a few milliseconds over decades. Subtle shifts in the inner core appear to tug on the mantle, revealing a surprisingly dynamic world thousands of kilometers beneath our feet.
Several times since the age of dinosaurs, the solid part of our planet has rolled over, drowning some continents and lifting others out of the sea. Our planet is slightly squished, with more mass at the equator.
Earth's atmosphere may be seeding the Moon with water, as hydrogen and oxygen ions could bond into water molecules in lunar soil.
Earth’s center of mass is constantly on the move, shifting by a few millimeters as enormous amounts of water, ice, and even air migrate around the planet with the seasons. NASA scientists have developed a more precise way to track these tiny swings using laser-ranging satellites,
Experts say that there is a 12% chance of a large solar storm hitting Earth every 10 years. Here are five things to prepare for a solar storm hitting Earth.
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Earth has six continents not seven, radical study claims
Earth has six continents not seven, radical study claims
Iron is one of the most abundant metals on Earth's surface, yet how such massive iron ore deposits formed throughout geological history has long remained a mystery. The prevailing theory has been that ancient photosynthetic bacteria oxidized iron,
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Earth is in the firing line of a strange new type of cosmic object, scientists say: a microblazar
Astronomers may have discovered the first known microblazar, a long-theorized object firing a powerful beam of particles directly at Earth.