Earth’s Faster Spin Raised the Risk of a First Negative Leap Second, So Timekeepers Voted to Retire the Leap Second
Nature World News | 16.10.2026 23:01
The world's timekeepers have voted to stop adding leap seconds to clocks, ending a 54-year practice of nudging official time to match Earth's spin. Member states of the General Conference on Weights and Measures approved the change on Oct. 15 at their 28th meeting near Paris, according to Nature.
