Leap days or years allow equinoxes and summer and winter ... lunar cycles and one measured by the Earth's orbit, according to History.com. The Roman calendar was originally made up of 10 months ...

Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with checkout code 'LOVE5' Engaging articles, amazing illustrations & exclusive ...

The Leap Year Gene covers a vast sweep of 20th-century history through the story of a woman with a unique genetic makeup that ...

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 ...

Get ready to question everything you know about leap years. We all understand the basic rules for how we measure time. We know there are 24 hours in a day, seven days in a week, and 365 days in a ...

NEW YORK--Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite ...

I've been lucky enough to visit family in Ireland a few times now, and have witnessed far fewer Claddagh rings or trademark Irish catchphrases than Leap Year might have you believe. In other words ...

Leap Year, a new exhibition of work by South Korean ... Those with a knowledge of art history over the last 70 years will appreciate how Yang plays with and combines various art traditions.

Many Leap Year babies celebrate on Feb. 28 or March 1 most years. A Leap year gives them the opportunity the rest of us have every year — to enjoy their birthday on their actual date of birth.