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World’s timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic ‘negative second’

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03329-zGovernments have voted to abolish the leap second immediately and replace it with a leap hour.

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World’s timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic ‘negative second’

Nature, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03329-zGovernments have voted to abolish the leap second immediately and replace it with a leap hour.

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