For many people, decorating the Christmas tree is a favorite part of the holiday. The National Safety Council offers some safety tips to make sure a mishap doesn't spoil your holiday season. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Green is a term that encompasses an entire movement, one aimed at reducing and reversing the negative affects we have on the environment. Sites like TreeHugger and Aghen offer thousands of tips and tricks that we all can apply. Going green has many other beneficial side effects some that get overlooked quite a bit are the financial benefits. picked by iamamaniac 5 months ago

A team from the European Southern Observatory captured the breathtaking picture of the Christmas Tree Star Cluster over more than 10 hours using the Wide Field Imager in Chile. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Christmas tree inside a northwest Ohio village police department is decorated with more than just the usual trimmings. Mug shots of local sex offenders are pasted on some of the ornaments. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Authorities say a west Florida man who lives with his parents has been arrested on a felony assault charge after he used a Christmas tree as a weapon to attack his father. picked by suebe 12 months ago

A Christmas present opened up a world of trouble for a Montana father and son Monday in Southern Oregon. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Green tea may help slow the advance of prostate cancer, claim researchers.

Men with the disease who consumed the active ingredients found in green tea had lower levels of markers that predict its progress, a US study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Amazing Christmas trees, brilliant light displays and lovely holiday decorations attract attention from scores of people across the country because of their beauty, and sometimes, because of their excess. Some of the most notable. picked by pvisi111 11 months ago

Despite Christians being a very small minority in Iraq, the government made Christmas an official holiday. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

By now you probably have your Christmas tree installed and decorated. But if not, you might try something unusual. picked by karenben 11 months ago

Arizona was chosen this year to present 4,000 handcrafted ornaments made by elementary, middle-school, and high-school students to decorate Washington, D.C.'s annual Christmas tree. Guidelines for the ornaments include specifications for their size, weight, composition, and the directive that "Ornaments cannot reflect a religious or political theme… Instead share your interpretation of... read full post picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

"It is a strong odor, and it smells just like what it is" picked by wellarmedsheep 3 years ago

Cradle your little one with a conscious.

Only $107 picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Working with a Maine-based environmental organization called Reverb, which also helps to “green” the tours of artists Barenaked Ladies invited “greening coordinators” to gather up broken and used strings from the stage after gigs to be recycled into jewelry. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Doesn't stop there either. "...the recommended language does not specifically address Christmas trees by name, but the consensus was that they would not fall within acceptable decorations"

Not addressed by name. No, hey, imagine that! Foul language in an official document! Pfff... picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

Merry Christmas to you, Mary Christmas. That's what the former Mary Young is hearing this holiday season, after she married Brian Christmas earlier this year. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Christmas will be coming a little late to Belfast this year after a mini global warming disaster struck the city's Christmas tree. picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

"We don't have much time left with Dax, don't know if he will make it to Christmas, so we wanted to have Christmas early," Julie Locke told local news station WMBD." picked by gammerus 5 days ago

Jellyfish help to stir up the ocean as they move, researchers have found.

Using a green dye, scientists showed how the animals' umbrella-shaped bodies were a key factor in this mixing. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

It would be easy to get sidetracked into debating the merits of the War on Christmas. Why, for example, is the phrase "Happy holidays" so insufferable to Christian fundamentalists, but not the vulgar, surfeiting exploitation of Christ's name to sell smokeless ashtrays, dessert toppings, Droid phones and trampolines? I'm not a theologian but I think the Gospels are pretty clear that Jesus... read full post picked by cecilberman 6 days ago