The curious minds at What If imagine Earth shrinking to the size of Pluto, exploring how gravity, atmosphere, and life would be transformed on a miniature planet.
The planet that appears so steady beneath our feet is, in reality, subtly reorienting itself in space. As ice melts, oceans swell and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers, the balance of mass on ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Everyone knows that the gravitational tugging of the moon makes earth’s oceans swell and recede. But did you know Earth’s tugging is causing the ...