In nature, size is often misleading. Some of the most powerful defences on Earth belong not to large predators, but to ...

Wildlife photography is often known for its dramatic scenes and powerful moments, but sometimes nature is simply funny. The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography People’s Choice Awards celebrate the ...

Frog gut bacterium eliminates cancer tumors in mice with a single dose By Bronwyn Thompson December 16, 2025 The Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica) hosts a bacterium that kills tumors from the inside ...

When this year’s Christmas tree arrived at the White House just before Thanksgiving by horse-drawn wagon, the conveyance brought more than an evergreen: It also carried more than a century of history.

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...

A researcher found that a Japanese pond frog is impervious to the stings of the northern giant hornet, even when it goes down the hatch. By Jack Tamisiea A northern giant hornet does not look like it ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – This evening, with the turn of a candy-cane switch, the Christmas season symbolically began in Syracuse’s downtown. Despite a forecast of more lake effect snow, and Mayor Ben Walsh’s ...

First lady Melania Trump will receive the official White House Christmas for 2025 on Nov. 24, marking the first time a Michigan farm has provided the iconic holiday staple in more than four decades.

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump on Monday welcomed this year’s official White House Christmas tree, a white fir from a farm in Michigan that arrived by horse-drawn carriage. The tree, which ...

First lady Melania Trump is scheduled to welcome the official White House Christmas tree early Monday afternoon. The tree, which will be posted in the Blue Room, is a 25-foot concolor fir from ...

First Lady Melania Trump on Monday, Nov. 24, welcomed a Christmas tree delivered to the White House from West Michigan’s own Korson’s Tree Farms. After winning the title of grand champion in the 2025 ...