Leap year News

Rome - With only a few million celebrating Leap Day birthdays, the question that must be asked is: what exactly is a leap year and why do we have them? It isn't just human phenomena, but rather for scientific purposes.

A N.J. mother and daughter are both celebrating birthdays today. The daughter, 4-year-old Rose, will celebrate her first "real" birthday since making her entrance into the world on Feb. 29, 2008.

I'm more than a quarter of the way through my life (if I live to be 100), which means Hollywood has taught me a few things.

A decision about whether to abolish the leap second – an extra second added to world time – for January 2018 has been deferred by the world’s nations.

Leap Day only comes once every four years, however this year something new is happening that Disney fans might find of interest.

As most people are aware, Leap Year only arrives once every four years, adding an extra day to the shortest month. Being born on February 29 might be cool, as long as it doesn’t mean only being recognized every fourth year…