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The Earth will have 1 second more on June 30
On June 30, 2015, the whole world will experience a minute lasting 61 seconds. The reason for this strange event is to synchronize the time on the atomic clock with the…
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2015 will be longer than last year
Experts on the time to announce the worldwide atomic clock system will automatically replenish one second on June 30, 2015 due to the reduction of the earth's speed.
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Revealing the 'gold' indicator of the perfect nose
Cosmetic surgeons revealed that a woman's nose is considered perfect if the corner of the nose is 106 degrees.
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What happens when the Earth stops spinning?
Our Earth is rotating at a speed of about 1,670km / h. What will happen if that rotation suddenly stops?
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The ballet dancer's balance
The practice of many years has created structural changes in the brains of ballet dancers, helping them to keep balance while dancing without dizziness.
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Detecting Earth core layers rotate in different directions
According to a new study by British and Swiss scientists, the Earth's core is more complex than we think with layers rotating in different directions.
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Duplicate magic turntable
The vague explanation like 'operating on the principle of yin and yang structure' makes the turntable of Van Ha carpentry village (Quang Nam) more mysterious, but the se…
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The Earth Core rotates at an unstable speed
Earth's inner core actually rotates at different speeds - a finding was published in Nature Geoscience.
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Finding the culprit made the planet suddenly turn quickly
The scientific world has been tumultuous after discovering that the earth's rotation speed suddenly increased in November 2009. National Geographic said that scientists…
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Illusions rotate in a strange way
A whirling illusion makes each observer see a different hue and so far, no one knows why there is such a phenomenon.
Oceanography
Sharks attack
Sharks can detect when humans turn to face them, which helps explain why the sea gods prefer to attack from the blind spot of their prey.
Archeology
Debate about the cause of the end of the ice age
Researchers have ended the long debate about the mechanism of cyclic ice formation on Earth in the past 2.5 million years.
Archeology
A year has 540 days
Chinese geologists believe that 1.3 billion years ago, one year of the Earth lasted 540 days, ie 13 to 14 months with 42 days a month and only 15 hours a day. These impr…
Space science
The culprit caused Uranus to tilt to one side
All planets in the solar system are inclined to the same side, except for Uranus. The north-south axis of the blue-green planet is 98 degrees above the Sun's orbit.
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Terrifying perspective when the Earth spins twice as fast as it is now
The horrifying prospect of the Earth rotating around its axis at twice as fast speed will surely surprise you.