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Author: Alanna Mitchell

World

It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)

November 19, 2022November 20, 2022Alanna MitchellComments Off on It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)

On Friday, an international vote was taken to ditch the leap second, a technical fudge that has caused headaches since its inception 50 years ago.

World

Time Is Running Out for the Leap Second

November 14, 2022November 15, 2022Alanna MitchellComments Off on Time Is Running Out for the Leap Second

To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same?

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How Jair Bolsonaro Tried, and Failed, to Stage a Coup in Brazil

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A World Reshaped by A.I. Needs Museums More Than Ever

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An Earthquake Killed Hundreds in Afghanistan

September 2, 2025Justin Porter

Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

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