"The ocean is bulging along the Earth-moon line in the same way that ... it triggers larger "spring tides." Watch Perez-Giz's full explanation below. Read next ...

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Credit: dzika_mrowka / Getty Images The full moon has been a source of fascination, from precipitating werewolf transformations to controlling the tides. Across the globe, it has been an important ...

Earth’s surface experiences a slight rise and fall—a phenomenon almost imperceptible to human senses, yet one that reveals a ...