The inner core began to slow down around 2010, moving slower than the Earth’s surface. Credit: University of Southern California University of Southern California scientists have proven that Earth’s inner core is receding—slowing down—relative to the planet’s surface, as shown in a new study published in Nature. The motion of the inner core has been … Read more
This plot shows the difference in length between a PCFG gray whale born in 2020 versus one born before 2000. OSU researchers determined that a PCFG gray whale born in 2020 is expected to reach an adult body length of 1.65 meters (about 5 feet, 5 inches) shorter than a gray whale born before 2000. … Read more
What is massless gravity? Both Newton’s revolutionary laws describing its universal effect and Einstein’s proposal of a deflated spacetime, we have thought of gravity as exclusively within the realm of matter. Now a wild new study suggests that gravity can exist without mass, conveniently eliminating the need for one of the most elusive substances in … Read more