Horror and Science
Well, as the death toll tops 50,000, and our brains try to wrap themselves around the full nightmare of that number (something essentially impossible), something else about Sunday's earthquake seems almost more shocking: the earthquake was so powerful that it affected the rotation of the Earth.
Now, before that freaks you out too much, we'll go ahead and assure you that you don't have to worry about adjusting your watch, or preparing for us to go spinning off our orbit. The good geophysicists at Slate have the full explanation for you here.