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Scientists vote to end leap seconds, redefining how the world keeps time

By Emma Gometz · Scientific American · October 2026

Scientists vote to end leap seconds, redefining how the world keeps time

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"A new system, called the “leap hour,” will allow Earth’s rotation and official time to fall out of alignment by a full hour"

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