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Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
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Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time ...
Quick Glance: Earth Spinning Faster: Time Could Lose a Second
  • A faster spinning Earth could cause the world to lose a second, changing the future.

  • Melting ice at the poles has delayed the Earth's faster rotation.

  • The study discusses the transition from atomic to astronomical time and technological challenges with leap seconds.

  • Despite difficulties with leap seconds, changes in time management are planned from the 2030s onwards.
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British Museum names new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch: The British Museum has appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as ...
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British Museum names new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
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Budget watchdog warns US could suffer market shock over national debt: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel warned the United States could ...
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Budget watchdog warns US could suffer market shock over national debt
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Starmer promises to revive levelling up, praising Boris Johnson for the policy: Launching Labour's local election campaign in the West Midlands ...
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Starmer promises to revive levelling up, praising Boris Johnson for the ...
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly removing headscarf
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France to sue student it says falsely accused principal of forcibly ...
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IPO staff undergo training to sharpen skill set: Staff from the Intellectual Property Office have recently sharpened their skills through a seven-week virtual ...
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IPO staff undergo training to sharpen skill set
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Why the British think differently to Americans: When I first started teaching undergraduates at Harvard, the grading system the university employed struck me as ...
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Why the British think differently to Americans
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Discussion in the defense committee: Great Britain could probably not fight Russia alone for more than two months
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Discussion in the defense committee: Great Britain could probably not ...
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Conservative (Tory) MPs Flee ‘Sinking Ship’ Before Sunak Sets UK Election Date: More UK Conservative Members of Parliament are standing down ahead of the looming ...
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Conservative (Tory) MPs Flee ‘Sinking Ship’ Before Sunak Sets UK Election ...
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Latest politics news as Rishi Sunak forced into mini-reshuffle as more Tory ministers resign
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Latest politics news as Rishi Sunak forced into mini-reshuffle as more ...
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No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
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No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk ...
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Polish officers raid former justice minister in country-wide sweep: Prosecutors are looking into whether the former government misused a special fund.
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Polish officers raid former justice minister in country-wide sweep
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Indian student killed after being run over by truck in London - News | Khaleej Times
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Indian student killed after being run over by truck in London - News | ...
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‘No women allowed’: The powerful membership of UK’s men-only Garrick Club: Revelations over membership of exclusively male Garrick Club raise questions of power ...
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‘No women allowed’: The powerful membership of UK’s men-only Garrick Club
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Being branded as ‘extremist’ won’t deter Palestine Action: Palestinian solidarity remains steadfast despite growing authoritarianism in the United Kingdom.
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Being branded as ‘extremist’ won’t deter Palestine Action
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Cyber espionage: Great Britain announces sanctions against China: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke of an "epochal challenge". His country is apparently ...
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Cyber espionage: Great Britain announces sanctions against China
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100 children, 55 adults ‘stranded’ on UK sports trip: Out in the cold - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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100 children, 55 adults ‘stranded’ on UK sports trip: Out in the cold - ...
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Vote to replace UK lawmaker set for May 2 as PM Sunak faces major test: A by-election to choose a new lawmaker for Britain's parliament will be held on May 2 ...
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Vote to replace UK lawmaker set for May 2 as PM Sunak faces major test
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Is a summer election becoming more likely?: Sources tell ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana of a shift in Downing Street around the election date.
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Is a summer election becoming more likely?
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UK firm modifies Ukraine drones to outwit Russian jamming - Euromaidan Press: UK firm modifies Ukraine drones to outwit Russian jamming. By developing ...
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UK firm modifies Ukraine drones to outwit Russian jamming - Euromaidan ...
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Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals: The move comes ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official visit to the US in ...
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Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals
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Commuters hit by train delays and mortgages bill hikes told by minister: 'You're being grumpy'
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Commuters hit by train delays and mortgages bill hikes told by minister: ...
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Wes Streeting mocks Just Stop Oil activist who broke police bail to deliver him letter - but went to wrong house
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Wes Streeting mocks Just Stop Oil activist who broke police bail to ...
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Ukraine to get F-16 jets by mid-summer, says FM Kuleba - Euromaidan Press: Officials had previously cited spring or early summer for Ukraine's delivery of F-16 ...
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Ukraine to get F-16 jets by mid-summer, says FM Kuleba - Euromaidan Press
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Andrew Forrest says claims China poses a military threat are ‘complete rubbish’: The Australian mining billionaire says Beijing is a strong competitor and his ...
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Andrew Forrest says claims China poses a military threat are ‘complete ...
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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 8' photos and video leaked: Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt as photos of the actor running around the streets of London in a ...
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Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible 8' photos and video leaked
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Brazil-France move to save Amazon | Nature's masterpieces in London Zoo : Here we bring to you WION's climate tracker that showcases climate stories ...
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Brazil-France move to save Amazon | Nature's masterpieces in London ...
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Times when Scotland kit changed Saltire design before England flag row: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised Nike's ...
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Times when Scotland kit changed Saltire design before England flag row
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Has Capitalism Been Replaced by “Technofeudalism”?: The former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis argues in his new book, “Technofeudalism ...
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Has Capitalism Been Replaced by “Technofeudalism”?
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UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe: LONDON: A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the ...
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UK minister threatened with jail over Afghanistan probe
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Rishi Sunak responds to Royal Barrow bid during visit to town: PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has had his say on a campaign to give Barrow Royal town status.
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Rishi Sunak responds to Royal Barrow bid during visit to town
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4 Indian-origin men found guilty of murdering delivery driver in England - News | Khaleej Times
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4 Indian-origin men found guilty of murdering delivery driver in England - ...
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Can the UK actually stop Chinese cyber interference?: Government has not taken the 'strategic threat' from China seriously enough, say hacked MPs.
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Can the UK actually stop Chinese cyber interference?
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Espionage investigation: Deposed Polish general defends himself against allegations
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Espionage investigation: Deposed Polish general defends himself against ...
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UN rights committee urges UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative government hopes to pass a bill that ...
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UN rights committee urges UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda
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Hassle-free marriage in Abu Dhabi: 100% spike in civil union applications: Civil Family Court is region’s first and only English-speaking family court
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Hassle-free marriage in Abu Dhabi: 100% spike in civil union applications
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Council considers renaming museum after Margaret Thatcher: A council leader has suggested renaming a museum after controversial Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ...
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Council considers renaming museum after Margaret Thatcher
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'Called a neo-Nazi supporter': Indian student alleges hate campaign in UK for supporting 'Modi, Bharat'
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'Called a neo-Nazi supporter': Indian student alleges hate ...
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TMC Looted Rs.3,000 Crore from Poor: Modi: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he is working to ensure that nearly Rs.3 ...
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TMC Looted Rs.3,000 Crore from Poor: Modi
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China hack on MPs worse than Government admitted, with at least 30 targeted: The targets were members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China - a global ...
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China hack on MPs worse than Government admitted, with at least 30 ...
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Greece announces strict new beach laws and 'will enforce them by drone': Greece has introduced new beach sunbathing laws in a bid to tackle overcrowding from UK ...
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Greece announces strict new beach laws and 'will enforce them by drone'
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Another chip in the China relationship: Calling China out for its cyber attacks on our Parliamentary services took nearly three years of careful ...
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Another chip in the China relationship
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British museum drags Ex-Curator to court over stealing charges : The British Museum has dragged a former curator to court on Tuesday the museum has accused the ...
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British museum drags Ex-Curator to court over stealing charges
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Win a new iPhone 15 Pro Max courtesy of World of Warships: Legends: If you’d like nothing more than to enjoy larger-than-life battles on a brand new ...
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Win a new iPhone 15 Pro Max courtesy of World of Warships: Legends
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Japan gets out of post-World War pacifism, allows sale of fighter jets : Japan's cabinet on Tuesday (March 26) gave the green light for the export of new ...
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Japan gets out of post-World War pacifism, allows sale of fighter jets
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Ottawa signs $3.7-billion health deal with Quebec: Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says he’ll be getting together with provincial health ministers in the ...
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Ottawa signs $3.7-billion health deal with Quebec
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Govt to consider revoking AFSPA in Jammu & Kashmir: India's home minister : Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (Mar 26) said the central government ...
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Govt to consider revoking AFSPA in Jammu & Kashmir: India's home ...