Al Jazeera on MSN

Clock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever

Timekeepers add a leap second occasionally to keep our clocks and the Earth’s rotation in tune. That could now change.
nine.com.au on MSN

Major change coming to everyone’s clocks for first time in half a century

You may not know it, but there have been times where an extra second has been added to our days.

The leap second is on the chopping block — and timekeeping could change forever

An international meeting is considering a fundamental change to timekeeping, potentially severing the ancient link between ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Scientists scrap the leap second - but will allow clocks to drift by an HOUR in huge shakeup

In the biggest shakeup for timekeeping in over 50 years, a key vote has severed the connection between the Earth's rotation ...

Experts have voted to stop adding extra seconds to clock time – the outcome favours big tech

As the clock ticked to the next second, she struck the cymbals together. This simple performance, titled 61/60, sought to ...

Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time may be over – here’s why

You’re probably used to the month of February having an extra day every four years, during the leap year. Timekeepers added ...
Yahoo

Chinese scientists create clock so precise it could redefine second

Chinese scientists have engineered a clock so accurate it could lead to a redefinition of the second and an ultraprecise global time standard. The new optical clock is so accurate that it loses or ...