The holiday season kicked off Friday night in downtown Raleigh as the city’s Christmas tree lit the night sky. It's the first of several holiday events in the Triangle. While some were thrilled with ...

The Major Histocompatibility Complex region evolves via gene birth-and-death, resulting in short-lived genes, rapidly expanding gene subfamilies, and many gene fragments.

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.

Christmas tree supply is expected to remain steady. With the most wonderful time of the year around the corner, it may be worth it to consider buying a real tree to hide presents under this year. With ...

Estrella Luna-Diez receives funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Anne-Marie Culhane receives funding from UKRI and the NERC. Bruno Barcante ...

Decisions and their consequences drive the drama of Meryem Benm’Barek’s second feature, which focuses on young Moroccan Mehdi (Driss Ramdi) and the impact of his social aspirations on his romantic ...

The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and the ...

The Balsam Hill Vermont White Spruce is so pretty, but pretty spendy—but you can get a great deal this Black Friday. Balsam Hill's Vermont White Spruce artificial Christmas tree is the best fake you ...

As it begins to look a lot like Christmas, many Americans are already discussing the appropriate time to trim their tree. Balsam Hill, the California-based artificial tree company, has released its ...

How trees' memories work For trees, memory is not a metaphor but a biological reality, written into their cells. One of the most remarkable forms this takes is epigenetic memory: the ability of a tree ...

The 2025 lighting of the 75-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is set for Wednesday, Dec. 3. The event is 7 to 10 p.m. at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan. The “Christmas in ...

Omar Villafranca is a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas. He joined CBS News in 2014 as a correspondent for Newspath. Before CBS, Villafranca worked at KXAS-TV Dallas-Fort Worth, at KOTV-TV the ...