When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the ...

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese ...

The holiday season is here, which means Christmas tree time for many U.S. families. The Christmas tree tradition is quite ancient, actually outdating Christianity and the yearly holiday itself.

Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, Christmas is in full swing, and if you still put up a real Christmas tree, it's time to start thinking about where to get one. For folks who want to go to a ...

Boston's most well-known Christmas event, the Boston Common tree lighting, will take place on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mayor Michelle Wu will help light the 45-foot Canadian tree near the ...

As the cold and snow of winter approached many regions of the United States in November 2025, an image circulated online that purported to show a tree in Alaska encased in ice that formed a peculiar ...

The 54th annual Christmas tree sent as a gift from Nova Scotia arrived in Boston on Tuesday morning, bringing the holiday spirit with it to the Common. “Every winter, the most beautiful tree in the ...