Earth’s Spin Is Slowing at a Pace Not Seen in Millions of Years—and You Can Guess Why

The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable ...
Scientific American

Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented rate, thanks to climate change

Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening how long an average day lasts. And the current rate of increase to a single average day—1.33 additional milliseconds per century—is ...
ZME Science

Human Activity Is Actually Making Earth’s Days Longer

But new research suggests a new player is making an impact: us. By studying foraminifera, tiny single-celled marine organisms that leave behind fossil shells, a team of researchers from the University ...