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Published online 3 April 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.717
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Conductive mineral could change day length
The electrical properties of a new-found mineral could help to explain our planet's wiggle.
If a day seems to go by faster now than it did when you were younger, it might not just be your imagination. The speed of the Earth’s rotation is known to fluctuate slightly over decades.
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