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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

Earth's days are getting longer at an unprecedented rate. Climate change is to blame

Rising sea levels from climate change are slowing Earth's rotation, adding 1.33 milliseconds per century to day length at an unprecedented rate for at least 3.6 million years.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Your Location Matters When Planting Onions - Here's Why - Tasting Table

Onions may not be the prettiest vegetable to grow, but they're certainly one of the most useful. Figuring which items you eat most often is the first thing to consider before planting a vegetable garden, and as a fundamental part of soups, sauces, and salads, who couldn't use more of these easy-to-grow alliums? The only tricky part is that location really matters, as different varieties of onions require different day lengths in order to thrive.
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fromMail Online
6 months ago

The moon is drifting AWAY from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year

As the moon continues to move further away, the number of seconds, minutes and eventually hours in a day will also gradually increase - but it's likely none of us alive today will be around to notice it. 'Don't worry, these effects are so small,' he wrote on The Conversation. '1.5 inches per year compared to a distance of 239,000 miles (384,000 km) is just 0.00000001 per cent per year. 'We'll keep having eclipses, tides and days that last 24 hours for millions of years.'
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