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Negative leap second may be needed to adjust for Earth spinning slower

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Leap seconds are added because if Earth is rotating slower over millions of years then a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) minute would ...

Arctic ‘zombie’ viruses in Siberia could one day be released by Earth’s warming climate and trigger a new pandemic, scientists warn

Health
Sarah Carter

Ancient microbes trapped in permafrost may soon be released, scientists said Global warming has led to increased shipping in Siberia and other ...