We might have to add a ‘negative leap second’ because the earth is spinning faster - Fortune

If the Earth's rotation rate does speed up more, some scientists have warned it might require removing a second from our clock, an adjustment referred to as the negative leap second.
Scientists are proposing we introduce a micro variation of the leap year into clocks after researchers recently recorded Earths shortest day since scientists started keeping track.  On June 29, the … [+3369 chars] Read More