That leftover chunk of time adds up, and without leap years, our calendar would fall out of alignment with the seasons. So every four years, we add an extra day to February to keep things on track.

Here are 29 things to know about this special day. 1 February 29 is known as a leap day, and it occurs every four years in what is known as a leap year. This extra day is needed to “play catch ...

What is a leap year? Generally we define a year as 365 days, but a full orbit of the sun actually takes around 365.25 days. This means every four years, we add an extra day to the calendar ...

Every four years, we are gifted an extra day in the calendar, known as Leap Day, which falls on February 29. This phenomenon, while rare, holds a variety of interesting quirks and historical ...

A leap year may just seem to drag out the winter ... newsletter Sign up Having an extra day in a year to invest every four years or so may seem small in the grand scheme of long-term investing ...

Jigyasa Pant is no Superman, or Superwoman either, but she has been waiting four years for this day and feels as special as the superheroes. Celebrations, she said, start early for the 'leap day ...

Winning at Augusta last year came with a bonus of two additional points in the new LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP) program.