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The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA's asteroid-bound NEAR spacecraft took this mosaic image of Earth in January 1998.NEAR...
Humans have pumped so much groundwater from the Earth that it's actually caused the planet's axis to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWe're moving so much water from under the continents to the oceans that it's affecting our axial...
Earth’s axis has shifted. Why using groundwater is to blame
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoKansas Geological Survey field research technician Connor Umbrell measures water levels in an...
Human society is shifting the tilt of the Earth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHumans pumped so much groundwater out of the Earth that the planet has begun to wobble detectably on its axis, a new study has found. On its own terms,...
Humans have changed the Earth's axis — and our GPS and satellite navigation systems need it to work
Salon via Yahoo News· 12 months agoPlanet Earth On A TightropeGetty Images/mspoli As humans extract more and more groundwater, we are...
Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCross-sectional illustration of Earth's layers, down to molten core. Scientists in China recently...
The first day of fall has arrived. Here's how the equinox marks the changing of seasons.
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA view of Earth taken by NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera.Reuters The 2022 fall or autumnal...
Humans have affected the Earth’s rotation, scientists say
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHumans may have altered the Earth’s rotation significantly between 1993 and 2010 alone by pumping...
A chronology of the April 8 total solar eclipse
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA total solar eclipse is seen on Aug. 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon. The usual number of eclipses in a year is four; in a few years there can be 5, 6,...
Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNearby planets can affect how one planet 'wobbles' on its spin axis, which contributes to seasons....
