SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 16, 2026, 1:59 PM
Scientists have just voted to abolish leap seconds
New Scientist · global
Since 1972, officials have added 27 leap seconds to the universal clock, but in a meeting this week in France they have decided to abandon the practice
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