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Earth's Rotation Sped Up on July 9—and We're Not Sure Exactly Why
On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...
Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding Up This Summer. Here’s Why
The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.
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First U.S. Rare Earth Mine In 70 Years Opens In Wyoming
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright was in Ranchester, Wyoming, on Friday for the ribbon cutting to open the first U.S. rare ...
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Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)
A new sunspot emerging over the eastern limb of the sun is putting on an explosive show and it's heading our way.Sunspot ...
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Earth’s Poet of Scale
Since Edward Burtynsky’s birth in Ontario, Canada, in 1955, the Earth’s population has roughly tripled, and its economy has ...
Bill Dilworth, Caretaker of ‘The New York Earth Room,’ Is Dead at 70
For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages ...
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As NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation'
Despite geopolitical tension and national budget woes, one message rang out loud and clear at Living Planet Symposium 2025: ...