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The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for ...

David Spade slammed a mall's tree-lighting ceremony for omitting the word "Christmas." In the Sunday episode of Spade and Dana Carvey's "Fly on the Wall" podcast, the 61-year-old "Grown Ups" actor ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Defining the characteristics of individual leaves is part of tree morphology, ...

Dotted across Italy, 22,000 ancient trees have gained federal protection, making them cornerstones of cultural history. Pillars prop up the huge branches of the ancient oak tree on the property of ...

Factor investing targets securities with traits historically linked to superior risk-adjusted returns. Diversification within asset classes, based on factors like size or momentum, curtails portfolio ...

Planting more trees in urban areas can lower street temperatures, prevent flooding, and even improve mental health, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. The researchers also found ...

It's popular among the highly technical trades, but a fault tree can also pinpoint problems within a small manufacturing operation. A properly done fault tree analysis, or FTA, shows relations between ...

As passwords routinely fail to protect users, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast emerging as the new gold standard of cybersecurity. By adding extra layers of protection, MFA is able to block ...

This holiday season, the monochromatic, sterile minimalist look is out, and the decked-out, cluttered maximalist Christmas tree is in. Although some might label these tree setups as tacky, many are ...