This February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is Leap Day. The calendar oddity means this year is actually 366 days long, instead of the regular 365.

It takes 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds for Earth to orbit the sun. Cue Leap Years. Next week sees an extra day in the 2024 calendar—a leap day. You’ll remember the last leap year. It ...

COMMUNITY POOLS ON CHRISTMAS. WORKING OUT THE MATH AT PITTSBURGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY EIGHTH GRADERS AYANNA HALL THE EARTH TAKES 365 ROTATIONS AROUND THE SUN TO MAKE ONE FULL REVOLUTION. BUT ...