This project started with a pine cone and a material most people wouldn’t expect to see anywhere near a lathe. The idea ...

In most cases, Christmas decorations, including artificial trees, ornaments and string lights, can be recycled.

Acorn woodpeckers live in family groups and spend winter tending their stash and defending it from thieves. Come spring, they’ll shift to insects and oak flowers, but in winter, acorns fuel their ...

Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a bûche de Noël. And the French holiday ...

That in-between week from Christmas to New Year’s often serves as a distraction from all those to-do lists I have for the ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this December with the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), a stunning formation of young stars ...

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 ...

Potatoes: Roast, baked or mashed spuds will provide a festive feast for lots of garden birds. Unsalted bacon rind: If you’re ...

Settlers in frontier Appalachia felt a sense of community building because of distances they had to travel at Christmas.

Araucaria heterophylla Santa Barbara’s skyline is punctuated with the upper spires of handsome trees commonly called “Norfolk ...

These Christmas recipes bring comfort without the stress, giving you simple ways to cook for quiet moments or small ...

WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering ...