Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know the first electrically lit Christmas tree appeared all the way back in 1882? Inventor Edward H. Johnson — a partner ...

Lightning strikes kill millions of trees each year — but it turns out that some large tropical trees can not only survive a strike, but also benefit from its effects, according to a recent study. The ...

New research suggests that Dipteryx oleifera trees, after being struck by lightning, are 14 times more likely to produce offspring. Reading time 3 minutes If you’re stuck outside in the middle of a ...

Lightning is one of nature's most destructive forces, responsible for killing millions of trees every year. But in the rainforests of Panama, one species has flipped that danger into a powerful ...

It's almost time to officially kickoff the holiday season in New York City with the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting. The tree traveled from Massachusetts to midtown Manhattan and was ...

In the past few days, many people might have noticed the lights going up on the trees along College Walk. These lights, which anticipate Columbia’s long-standing tradition of the annual Tree Lighting, ...