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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1h
Scientists Will Melt the World’s ‘Oldest Ice’ to Reveal Its Secrets and Uncover a Climate Record of 1.5 Million Years
The ice cores could offer clues about a period known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition that has long puzzled scientists ...
Green Matters37m
Scientists Made a Startling Discovery About Antarctica’s Sky In 1985 — Now, It’s Saving Our Planet
If they hadn't paid attention to the fluctuating readings of Earth's ozone layer, humans would have probably died by now.
ZME Science on MSN3h
Humans Built So Many Dams, We’ve Shifted the Planet’s Poles
The story begins in 1835, when the first of what would become thousands of dams was built. These human-made reservoirs store ...
WSVN 7News4h
Earth is spinning faster, leading timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move
Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers.July 10 was the shortest day<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN3h
Why Earth’s Days Are Getting Shorter And What It Means for Our Time
Time is what we want most, but use worst,” William Penn once wrote. But for the first time in the annals of modern times, the very fabric of timekeeping is being threatened by no human weakness, but ...
Space.com on MSN4h
Sharp-eyed US-Indian satellite set to launch July 30 to monitor Earth's surface, warn of natural disasters
NISAR, a joint mission of NASA and ISRO set to launch on July 30, will be able to see shifts in the landscape smaller than a centimeter to give warning of potential natural disasters.