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Angelina Jolie was photographed on the set of her new film Anxious People on September 4, 2025 in London. The actress’s new look is a dramatic departure from her long brunette tresses. Jolie’s latest project is based on the 2019 novel of the same name. Angelina Jolie just underwent a serious hair transformation for her latest role. On Thursday, the …

Fenway Park produces home runs like no other ballpark. They don’t get more Fenway than this. During the sixth inning of Monday’s game between the Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians, Boston shortstop Trevor Story hit a fly ball down the right-field line. Advertisement Guardians right fielder Jhonkensy Noel made a play on the ball near the foul pole that at …

Earth’s rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven’t had any effect on daily life, but they also haven’t gone unnoticed by science. Tuesday, Aug. 5 is the next date when Earth’s rotation is expected to speed up, shortening the day by between 1.25 …

The Earth’s rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speed ups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven’t had any effect on daily life, but they also haven’t gone unnoticed by science. Aug. 5 is the next date when the Earth’s rotation is expected to speed up, shortening the day by …

The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the Northern Hemisphere. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Earth’s solar day will be ever so slightly shorter than usual 24 hours, according to Timeanddate.com, making it not only one of the shortest days of 2025, but also since records began. At just 1.25 milliseconds under the 86,400-second mark, …

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When time lost to shortened days begins to add up, timekeepers add an extra second to the running clock, bringing astronomical time back in sync with the atomic time it had lagged behind. This is called a leap second, and it’s been implemented about every year and a half since 1972—most people don’t notice that either. Will a faster-spinning Earth affect …