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Scientific research continues to refine understanding of Earth's rotational history, while modern human infrastructure, specifically large-scale dams, is now measurably impacting the planet's rotation speed.
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About 70 million years ago, a year had roughly 372 days, which means each day ran about half an hour shorter than yours. The figure was read from the growth layers of a single fossil clam from the mountains of Oman
Ancient clams have left us a record of Earth's rotation written in their shells, revealing a planet that spun faster in the age of dinosaurs.
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There’s a dam in China holding back so much water that NASA scientists calculated it very slightly changed how fast the entire planet spins — lengthening every day on Earth by a fraction of a microsecond, a change too small to feel and too real to deny
A Chinese megadam holds back so much water that it measurably slows Earth's rotation, adding imperceptible fractions of a second to every day on the planet.
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