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Earth’s 24-hour day is not permanent: Scientists say rotation is slowing and future days may be longer than ever imagined

The idea that a day on Earth always lasts 24 hours feels fixed, which is believed to be permanent. The same rhythm people build their lives around. But scientists have long observed that Earth’s ...
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Scientists Built a Cell That Can Keep Time Like a 24-Hour Clock

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the many biological wonders of life on Earth is the near-perfect ways our bodies can sense the ...
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Goodbye 24-hour days: Starting from this date, Earth’s days will last 25 hours

If you clicked on that headline hoping to sleep in an extra hour next Monday, you can relax. The 25-hour day is coming, but the date is roughly 200 million years from now. You have time to adjust your ...