Geophysics

Earth's Rotation Rotation of the Earth Seismology Earth Rotation Magnetic Field Magnetism Earth's Core Plate Tectonics Land Subsidence Inner Core

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yesterday

Timekeepers Weigh Ending the Leap Second as Earth Speeds Up

The BIPM is urgently reviewing whether to accelerate the planned phase-out because faster recent rotation raises the risk of a never-used negative leap second.

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NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Parts of Mexico City Sinking Over 2 Centimeters a Month

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NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Mexico City Sinking at Centimeter-Per-Month Pace

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Climate Change Is Slowing Earth’s Spin at a Pace Unseen in 3.6 Million Years

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8mo ago

First Global Catalogue Maps 459 Continental Mantle Earthquakes Since 1990

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last yr.

Earth’s Inner Core Slows and Likely Reverses, Nature Study Finds

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Earth Spins Faster Than Ever, Logging One of the Shortest Days on Record

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Earth Sets Second-Shortest Day of 2025 as Spin Continues to Accelerate

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Earth Logs 1.34-Millisecond Day, Its Second-Shortest on Record

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Scientists Confirm August 5 as Shortest Day of 2025, Eye Negative Leap Second

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Nearly 7,000 Dams Reoriented Earth’s Poles and Lowered Sea Levels

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New Projections Confirm Record-Short Days This July and August

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Earth's Spin Breaks Short-Day Records as Timekeepers Halt 2025 Leap Second

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Three Record-Short Days Ahead as Earth’s Spin Accelerates

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Earth Could Set Shortest Day Record in July or August 2025

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Rare Dust Devil Interaction on Mars

Geophysics

Timekeepers Weigh Ending the Leap Second as Earth Speeds Up

Satellite Data Show Two Magma Reservoirs Active Beneath Masaya Volcano

Satellite Data Show Parts of Mexico City Sinking Over 2 Centimeters a Month

NISAR Maps Show Mexico City Sinking Nearly 10 Inches a Year

NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Mexico City’s Rapid Sinking From Space

NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Parts of Mexico City Sinking Over 2 Centimeters a Month

NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Mexico City Sinking at Centimeter-Per-Month Pace

Climate Change Is Slowing Earth’s Spin at a Pace Unseen in 3.6 Million Years

First Global Catalogue Maps 459 Continental Mantle Earthquakes Since 1990

Earth’s Inner Core Slows and Likely Reverses, Nature Study Finds

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Geophysics

Earth Spins Faster Than Ever, Logging One of the Shortest Days on Record

Earth Sets Second-Shortest Day of 2025 as Spin Continues to Accelerate

Earth Logs 1.34-Millisecond Day, Its Second-Shortest on Record

Scientists Confirm August 5 as Shortest Day of 2025, Eye Negative Leap Second

Nearly 7,000 Dams Reoriented Earth’s Poles and Lowered Sea Levels

New Projections Confirm Record-Short Days This July and August

Earth's Spin Breaks Short-Day Records as Timekeepers Halt 2025 Leap Second

Three Record-Short Days Ahead as Earth’s Spin Accelerates

Earth Could Set Shortest Day Record in July or August 2025

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Rare Dust Devil Interaction on Mars

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