On December 31, 2005 a “leap second” will be added to the world’s clocks at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This corresponds to 6:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time, ...

Earth's changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second.Related video above — Daylight Saving Time: How did ...

EARTH — The planet’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world ...

Climate change has been blamed for many dramatic effects on our planet and our lives. Now it may even affect the measurement of time. You've probably heard of "leap seconds" — the sliver of time ...

What can happen in a second? Apparently a lot. The world is cautiously preparing for something taking place Tuesday called a "leap second." Even though it'll happen in the blink of an eye, there are ...

We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a... Climate change has been blamed for many dramatic ...

It's a complicated situation that involves physics, global power politics, climate change, technology and two types of time It's a complicated situation that involves physics, global power politics, ...