Leap second to be abolished — scientists eye a future leap hour instead

Fear of a possible "negative" leap second — which would subtract rather than add time — is accelerating plans to abolish the practice entirely, according to a paper published in Nature. Scientists are debating what to replace it with; one proposal under consideration is a future "leap hour" that would correct the accumulated difference between atomic time and Earth's rotation in a single adjustment.

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