The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scenes that will adorn St. Peter’s Square and the Paul VI Audience Hall this Christmas as well as those who ...

Discover a fast and powerful calculus-based method for finding square roots with impressive accuracy. This explanation shows how derivatives and iterative approximation can be used to quickly zero in ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s fascination with genealogy began at age 9 after his grandfather's funeral. His PBS show "Finding Your Roots" combines traditional genealogy with modern DNA technology. He hopes ...

College students in Worcester, Massachusetts demonstrated the dangers of improper Christmas tree care on Wednesday night.Members of the student chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers at ...

Spokane’s Christmas Tree Elegance launched for the 43rd year Tuesday, with trees spread between the Historic Davenport Hotel and River Park Square. The event, hosted by the Spokane Symphony Associates ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Copley Square Monday evening for a tree lighting that served as the grand reopening of one of Boston's most iconic public spaces. It was the first tree lighting at ...

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on Thursday morning. The 88-foot-tall spruce tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was ...

The arrival of Thanksgiving means Christmas is around the corner, and families around Kitsap have either already searched for a tree or will do so soon. Kitsap tree farms are now opening for the ...

Who needs Black Friday shopping when you can spend the day after Thanksgiving chopping down a Christmas tree? Christmas tree farms around central Iowa are starting to open. Many will open on Black ...

As many people in the Stevens Point area start to decorate their homes for the holiday season, finding the perfect Christmas tree becomes a priority. And while some will be looking for the convenience ...