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Scientists have just voted to abolish leap seconds

Science | 2026-10-16 at 13:59 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
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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