This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

The NGC 2264 is a vast stellar complex located in the Monoceros constellation, about 2,600 light-years away. It includes two ...

From Santa’s reindeer and the Hanukkah armadillo to some very festive sea worms, our changing world is changing life for ...

A Charlie Brown Christmas” performer Taylor Priday-Key is a self-proclaimed nerd about “Peanuts,” the beloved comic strip created by Charles M. Schultz that follows the adventures of Charlie Brown, a ...

North Dakota’s Capitol is lit up for Christmas on Dec. 22, 2025. The light display turns 90 this year, according to research ...

The way the West reacted to the deaths of two Bangladeshis has exposed that it has a narrow view of victims, and limits its ...

When governments feel compelled to ban trees, songs, and greetings, the issue is not theology but insecurity. Power that cannot tolerate private belief reveals its fragility and history suggests such ...

Creativity has long reigned in Swedish Lapland — where the Sámi historically used their ingenuity to survive the cold, dark ...

Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his frustrations with publishers and his general inability to be satisfied enough ...

Changes to waste and recycling collection dates in Swindon start from Christmas Day and here is a guide on exactly when to put your bins and out ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

For the uninitiated, a panto is a sort of mistold fairy tale rewritten with audience participation, bawdy (but typically kid-friendly) humor and colorful costumes and sets. The Lythgoe Family Panto ...