Leap Second Scrapped: Earth's Rapid Rotation Problem Postponed for a Millennium

International timekeepers have decided to abolish the leap second, deferring the need for a negative leap second for about a thousand years. Earth's accelerating rotation had raised the prospect of removing a second from clocks, but the decision postpones this unprecedented step. The move resolves a technical challenge for global timekeeping and digital infrastructure, though its long-term implications for precise timekeeping remain.