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What's Earth's lowest point on land?
The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...
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Did you feel it? Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are coming
As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
Earth Is Spinning Faster and Days Are Getting Shorter, for Now
The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
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Earth just had a freakishly short day, but the fastest day of the year is yet to come
July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected ...
Earth's Accelerating Spin To Shorten Two More Days
When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...
A Biologist Spotlights 4 Birds Of Earth’s Most Remote Island. Hint: The Island Belongs To Norway, But It’s In The Opposite Hemisphere
What’s your guess for Earth’s most isolated island? It’s not Hawaii. It’s not Fiji. In fact, if you’re thinking beaches, palm ...
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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 ...
US Moves to loosen China's grip on rare earth minerals
MP Materials has announced plans to expand rare earth mining and processing operations as Washington seeks to end its ...
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 ...