Winter has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. With today’s winter solstice, the days will start to get a little bit longer, but the cold will stick around. We humans typically handle the ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

Originally from Albuquerque, N.M., Lynn and Becky Minder began working on what they call Casa Becca del Norté after realizing ...

Learn why “spider season” and deadly Sydney funnel-web season are different, and how to stay safe when spiders are on the move.

Ripple, a white shark tagged by OCEARCH in September, has migrated south for winter, and was recently pinged right off the ...

Despite stormy weather, San Diego County residents will still have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Christmas Thursday in ...

A practical, local guide to understanding veganism during the holidays, with simple hosting tips and Maine-based gift 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 ...

Plant winter heath in flower beds, borders, or rock gardens for best results. It needs good drainage and plenty of light to ...

The color change is not only a signal to the opposite sex, but a testament to the invasive animal's adaptivity to the ...

After months of gathering data, talking to your friends and neighbors, taking calls, texts and emails, I am sharing their ...

So a lot of times, they take them to the shelter, hoping that someone’s going to adopt them, but often times, they just end ...