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Humans drew so much groundwater since 1993 that Earth's spin axis tilted 31.5 inches, a Seoul team published the math in Geophysical Research Letters three decades later in 2023Groundwater depletion, particularly in regions like India's Punjab, has significantly impacted Earth's spin. A recent study reveals that pu...- A 481-meter tsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord, triggered when a mountainside collapsed beside a retreating glacier, shows how warming can quietly prime a tourist spot for disasterA massive mountainside collapse in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord generated a 1,578-foot wave, the second-tallest ever recorded. Scientists attri...
- Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
- Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
- The Moon is making your days longer, and most people have no ideaOur planet's days are getting longer. The Moon's gravity slows Earth's spin, a process ongoing for billions of years. Now, melting polar ic...
- Deepinder Goyal claims Temple outperforms screenless wrist tracker in heart rate trackingA study conducted during a badminton match tested three devices — the Eternal founder’s startup Temple's head-mounted heart rate (HR) track...
- What Is the Ocean’s Most Mysterious Language: How Do Cephalopods Turn Skin Into Speech?Cephalopods like cuttlefish communicate through rapid, controlled shifts in skin color, pattern, and texture, not sound. These visual displ...
- Your 24-Hour Day Is Quietly Changing, Here’s WhyEarth's rotation is slowing, making days longer. The Moon's gravity is the primary driver of this change. Winds, ocean currents, melting ic...
- Earth’s Magnetic Field Has a Weak Spot, and It’s GrowingEarth's magnetic field exhibits a significant weakening in the South Atlantic Anomaly, a region expanding and becoming more complex due to ...
- A new map reveals the landscape under Antarctica: 30,000 hills you never knew existedNew research has unveiled an unprecedentedly detailed map of Antarctica's subglacial terrain, revealing thousands of previously unmapped hi...
- Earth just tilted 31.5 inches, leave scientists scrambling for answersPumping vast amounts of groundwater has significantly altered Earth's tilt by 31.5 inches, contributing to sea-level rise. This redistribut...
- NASA spots unexpected X-ray polarization in ‘Heartbeat’ black hole, hinting at extreme cosmic winds or rapid plasma jetsAstronomers are intrigued by a black hole named IGR J17091-3624. It is located 28,000 light-years away. NASA's IXPE observed its rhythmic b...
- Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over Earth's polesFour space tourists, including Bitcoin investor Chun Wang, concluded a privately funded SpaceX flight to Earth's north and south poles with...
- Excessive groundwater extraction is causing Earth's tilt to shift, reveals studyExcessive groundwater extraction by humans over the period of 1993 to 2010 has caused a shift and displacement of approximately 31.5 inches...
- India to launch record 104 satellites next weekBengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS) India will create history by launching a record 104 satellites, including 101 foreign ones, into the earth's lower ...
- India to maximise rocket capability for more launchesBengaluru, Jan 11 (IANS) India would maximise its rocket capability to launch more satellites for maximum return on investment, its space a...
- US satellite debris threatens other space missionsIn the case of the explosion of DMSP-F13, they detected 100 new catalogued objects, which suggest that more than 50,000 small fragments lar...
- Antarctic ice melts, scientists warn of rising seaThe rise of the sea is likely to be relatively slow for rest of the 21st century but in the more distant future it may accelerate markedly.
- Warming Arctic turning greener, finds studyScientists have rung another warning bell about changes in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic, saying that vegetation found in areas sever...
- Apple, Nokia battle slump in handset martThe mobile-phone market is moving away from mid-tier handsets as the global economic slump prompts some consumers to trade down to cheaper ...
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