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A day on Earth is described as 24 hours, but the planet has been slowing down for billions of years — and growth rings in ancient coral fossils show that 380 million years ago, hundreds of millions of years before any dinosaur existed, an Earth day was only ab - Space Daily
The length of a day on Earth is not constant. The planet’s rotation has been slowing for billions of years, primarily because tidal friction transfers rotational energy from Earth to the Moon, which slowly moves outward to a higher orbit. The current rate of …
There is a region of space called the Boötes void, around 330 million light years wide and almost completely empty, and if our galaxy sat at its centre, we might not have discovered that other galaxies existed until well into the twentieth century. - Space Daily
In the direction of the constellation Boötes there is a roughly spherical region of space, around 330 million light-years across, in which almost nothing is found. It is called the Boötes Void, sometimes the Great Void, and it is one of the largest known empt…
The Sun Just Let Out The Longest Radio Burst We've Ever Seen - ScienceAlert
The Sun is not known for being quiet.
Scientists Discover Mysterious Creature Living in the Great Salt Lake – and It Exists Nowhere Else on Earth - SciTechDaily
A tiny worm discovered in the Great Salt Lake could help scientists better understand the origins and resilience of life in extreme environments. Its story remains largely a mystery.
Science sleuths uncover more than 100 suspicious images in Thermo Fisher antibody catalogue - Nature
Scientists have long worried about the reliability of commercial antibodies, and the latest findings have sparked fresh concerns.
The world’s largest fungus is hiding in Oregon’s Blue Mountains — and its really big - The Brighter Side of News
A giant Armillaria fungus in Oregon may be thousands of years old, reshaping how scientists view forest disease and individuality.