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The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?
NatureMonday, August 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.
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Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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Nature published: The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?
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