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Earth has just recorded its shortest day - and the effects could be 'devastating'

Earth recorded its shortest day on record on June 29, completing one rotation in 1.59 milliseconds in under 24 hours. Scientists aren’t sure what caused the slightly faster rotation, but speculate it could be related to climate change, tides, or even the Earth’s layers. The irregular rotation created the need for something known as a leap second, a second added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which keeps our clocks as close to solar time – the movement of the sun – as possible. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> So far, Earth’s rotation has mostly slowed over time, so only positive leap seconds were added to the atomic clock to compensate, but it was only recently revealed that on June 29, Earth’s rotation was recorded to be spinning faster than usual. “If Earth’s fast rotation continues, it could lead to the introduction of the first negative leap second,” a story published on the timeanddate website warns. A negative leap second is a second t

REACT: Perese and Petaia join Wallabies' list of devastating injuries as Eddie's England level series

England were back on level terms in a three-Test series against Australia but the charge for the Wallabies was significantly greater than the 25-17 reverse in the second Test at a hectic Suncorp Stadium. The Wallabies’ rankings are thin ahead of a decider in Sydney next week. Australia lost Izzy Perese and Cadeyrn Neville to potentially serious knee injuries, while Jordan Perese, playing at full-back for the first time for the Wallabies, lasted only a few minutes before he was forced off and is likely to miss next week with a concussion. protocol. And substitute Scott Sio added to the carnage that followed moments after coming on with a shoulder injury. If that wasn’t bad enough – with the Wallabies missing Tom Banks to a broken arm in the win a week earlier – his replacement Andrew Kellaway revealed at half-time that he would be out for eight weeks with a hamstring injury sustained in training on Tuesday. . “I feel for those people,” said Samu Kerevi. “They work very hard. And we

Netflix star details 'suffering' after devastating diagnosis: 'Nothing short of a living hell'

Netflix star Clea Shearer has detailed her agonizing struggle with breast cancer after undergoing a fourth round of chemotherapy in what she describes as “nothing more than a living hell”. Co-host of Organized with The Home Edit was diagnosed with stage two breast carcinoma, an aggressive form of breast cancer, in March. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Clea details her cancer journey For more Health & Wellness related news and videos, check out Health & Wellness >> Despite having no family history of breast cancer, the 40-year-old woman discovered a lump in her chest during a self-examination. In a candid post on Instagram, New York Time The bestselling author opened up about her latest grueling treatment, saying it was the worst thing she had ever experienced. Netflix star Clea Shearer has detailed her agonizing struggle with breast cancer after undergoing a fourth round of chemotherapy in what she describes as “nothing more than a living hell”. Credit: Clea Shearer “I spe