Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce ...

The history of how these mass-produced novelty lights became a holiday fixture is a distinctly American Christmas tale.

Wherever you live, trees bear a lot of the damage from lightning strikes but just because your tree is struck does not mean it needs to be removed. To determine the extent of damage to a tree from ...

The annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree has offered presidents an opportunity to work off the holiday theme and deliver a unifying message of peace. Over the years, some presidents ...

(Christmas) Lights, Camera — Action! The kick-off to the "most wonderful time of the year" is almost here because the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City and will be ...

We tend to think of Christmas-season traditions as ancient ... An 1884 New York Times article counted 120 bulbs on his dazzling tree. Johnson’s lights were indeed ahead of their time ...

In T3’s Nanoleaf Matter Smart Holiday String Lights review, I happily wrapped these festive smart lights around my Christmas tree ... for both indoor and outdoor use, the Nanoleaf Matter Smart ...

A tradition that began in 1933, the lighting of this giant Christmas tree draws thousands of people to Rockefeller Plaza. This year's tree, an 80-foot-tall Norway spruce, hails from Vestal ...