The Earth’s axis of rotation is shifting due to climate change and movements in the Earth’s interior. The corresponding polar motion is triggered by shifts in mass such as the melting of polar ice ...

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to fully explain the various causes of long-term polar motion in the most comprehensive modeling to date, using AI methods. Their model and ...

A study by Nature showed higher sea levels have slowed down Earth’s rotation because they change the concentration of the plant’s mass, making it spin less quickly than it used to.