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Earth's 'Core Electricity' Changes the Day Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - Iddo Genuth Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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The length of a day is not affected only by tides and winds. Underground forces are prolonging our days by milliseconds, as revealed by a new research published in the journal "Science." Phenomena from the mineral layer at the core-mantle boundary, 1,615 mi (2,600 km) deep, appear to impact the Earth's spinning speed. "The length of a day … is changing due
to the interaction between the mantle and the core in the very deep Earth. (source: news.softpedia.com)
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