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First ever direct measurement of the Earth's rotation

The Earth wobbles. Like a spinning top touched in mid-spin, its rotational axis fluctuates in relation to space. This is partly caused by gravitation from the…

Study examines how diving marine mammals manage decompression

As the diver ascends and the ocean pressure decreases, gases that were absorbed by the body during the dive, come out of solution and, if the ascent is too…

Will Antarctic Worms Warm to Changing Climate?

The National Science Foundation study, led by Adam Marsh, associate professor of marine biosciences in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, also will…

NASA's TRMM Satellite Measured Washi's Deadly Rainfall

Washi, known locally in the Philippines as Sendong, began as a tropical depression on December 13, 2011 in the West Pacific Ocean about 2150 km (~1333 miles)…

Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins

Skeletons don't lie. But sometimes they may mislead, as in the case of bones that reputedly showed evidence of syphilis in Europe and other parts of the Old…

Fear no supernova

However, given the vastness of space and the long times between supernovae, astronomers can say with certainty that there is no threatening star close enough…

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