Bank data patterns expose financial abuse while Earth’s core tug‑of‑war tweaks day length

An analysis of anonymized banking records has uncovered distinct patterns that signal abusive financial control over victim‑survivors. Researchers found recurring transaction signatures that map how perpetrators restrict access to funds and monitor spending. These signatures can help charities and policymakers design targeted support programmes for those trapped in financial abuse. The same issue issue also reports that shifting gravitational forces inside Earth generate a tug‑of‑war between core and mantle, altering the planet’s rotation speed. This internal torque drives multidecadal variations in the length of the day, making some decades slightly longer and others a bit shorter. Scientists say the phenomenon is measurable with precise atomic clocks and satellite data. Together, the banking study and the geophysical findings illustrate how hidden patterns—whether in money flows or Earth’s interior—can be detected with modern data tools. Understanding financial abuse patterns could improve rescue efforts, while tracking Earth’s rotational changes refines time‑keeping standards and climate models.