It’s December, which means one thing: Christmas. This festival of wishes and celebrations lights up cities like no other. There is a distinct feeling of joy in December that no other month carries.

Dec. 15 (UPI) --The rare flowering of Talipot palms remains visible in Rio de Janeiro in December as several decades-old trees bloom simultaneously for the first and only time at the Aterro do ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall." ...

My family’s olive trees have stood in Gaza for decades. Despite genocide, drought, pollution, toxic mines, uprooting, bulldozing, and burning, they’re still here—and so are we. Hend Salama Abo Helow’s ...