Is Earth Forming New Man-Made Seasons?
Spring, summer, fall, winter—and now: trash season. A new study suggests Earth is developing entirely new seasons, built not by planetary tilt or natural rhythms but by human activity. They’re ...
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We Could Get a ‘Negative Leap Second’ Thanks to Shorter Earth Days
Earth’s rotation is doing something weird: it’s speeding up. Not by much. Just by milliseconds. But those little slices of time are setting off alarm bells in the world of ...
Earth’s largest waterfall isn’t the one you’d expect
When you try to come up with the Earth’s largest waterfall, there are a lot of factors to take into account. Some might break it down based on sheer size, ...
Scientists Think Earth Might Be Stuck in a Giant Cosmic Void
Earth might not be at the center of the universe, but we could be smack in the middle of nothing. A new theory suggests that our galaxy is drifting through ...
Big dams may have changed how the Earth rotates, new study finds
Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...
Study claims a passing star could fling Earth out of the solar system
The universe is always moving. While we’ve found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there somewhere. Unfortunately, If it ...
There’s a hidden rule that all life on Earth must follow, research claims
Life on Earth is complex and hard to understand, but new research may have finally given us a much-needed glimpse into the patterns that life follows as it spreads across ...
21 times real-life fathers and sons played family on-screen
Will Smith and Jaden Smith have acted together as father and son twice.Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesIt feels like nepo babies are everywhere — and sometimes, when both a parent and a ...
Our planet’s oxygen levels will drop, and there’s no way to stop it
It’s no secret that Earth is doomed. Sure, there’s the threat of climate change and the fact that sea levels are rising around the world. But that’s not what we’re ...
Scientists are trying to replicate the first thing that ever lived on Earth
For centuries, the mystery of how life first began on Earth has fascinated scientists. One leading idea is that our planet once hosted what researchers call an “RNA World.” This ...
