Why is our planet rotating faster? Scientists don't know
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It would appear the Earth has sped up a little bit, and we may need some "negative leap seconds" to keep our artificial system of measuring "time" in order. The folks measuring the speed with which our planet rotates have some ideas, but no conclusions, as to why this may be happening. — Read the rest