Here's how to fill your home with holiday cheer, without a safety hazard Every December, we turn our living rooms into holiday showpieces, some bright enough to make Clark Griswold proud. It’s a ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Writer Kerala Goodkin recounts a moment of holiday frustration that culminated in a full-blown tantrum, kicking over the ...

Cut your tree into pieces and place them inside your green compost bin. If your tree is too big (or you can’t cut it), place ...

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From neighborhood parks to hungry goats, there are plenty of ways your Christmas tree can help your fellow Philadelphians.

Raccoons earned their place as the state wild animal of Tennessee by supporting the state economy and thriving in changing ...

City bus service could speed up with proven reforms, but Chicago politics and governance incentives block the changes that ...

Many towns and cities pick up live Christmas trees from the curb after the holiday season is over, but this isn't an option everywhere. There are lots of creative ways to donate a Christmas tree or ...

Cut trees add a special touch to Christmas, but they are not without problems that sometimes must be addressed.

Preventing a fire involving a live Christmas tree starts at the beginning with picking the right tree. When picking a tree, people need to make sure to pick one that doesn’t have needles and branches ...