Earth’s days are not exactly the same length. Scientists have been recording small variations in for decades. These changes are minuscule—sometimes just a few milliseconds—and mostly imperceptible, but scientists are keen to understand them as they point to a much more monumental change: Our planet’s rotation speed is shifting. Scientists have already pinpointed a handful
Kalshi is drawing major heat online after creator Elliot Choy accused the company of ripping off one of his videos for an ad — and making his face look like a white man’s. Choy posted side-by-side stills that show the clear similarities between the appearance of the ad and his video, which depicted him moving into
Interactions between Earth’s solid inner core, its molten outer core and its rocky mantle control how fast the planet rotates.Credit: Gregoire Cirade/SPL Small fluctuations in the length of Earth’s 24-hour day can be explained by a battle between forces generated by the movement of the planet’s metallic core. The finding, reported today in Nature1, suggests
When I was 12 years old, I walked into the district attorney’s office of my Kansas hometown and asked for a job. I was inspired by onscreen lawyers depicted as hardworking professionals fighting for the rights of others or strategizing the best way to pull off a multibillion transaction. Despite the advice of everyone in
Credit: Getty Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to search the literature, design presentations, generate code and summarize papers. But many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build. A 60-minute webinar organized by Nature’s careers team will investigate how PhD programmes are adapting to accommodate future workplace needs. The
Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times.
