Leap Second Scrapped: Timekeepers Vote to End the Occasional Clock Adjustment

The leap second, an occasional one-second adjustment used to keep official clocks aligned with Earth's irregular rotation, has been formally abolished. Although the change may seem minor to most people, leap seconds have long been a point of debate among those who manage precise timekeeping. Their removal settles a dispute that had persisted for years within the timekeeping community. The report describes the decision as ending the practice entirely rather than merely pausing it.