Modern science has mixed with Christmas magic to safeguard the legacy of a 100-year-old holiday tradition in Fresno, California. The story of Christmas Tree Lane began in 1920 as a way to transform a family tragedy into something much brighter. Accordi…
Santa has arrived early in Idaho—in the form of a mystery donor who is giving away a million dollars to families in crisis. The Secret Santa of The Gem State started making Christmas magic a couple of months ago and will continue spreading joy through …
A new method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The MIT team used a technique that reveals the chemical composition of tissue by shining near-infrar…
A microscopic ‘Christmas tree’ is a seasonal highlight of a remarkable science project that found eerie comparisons between the vast and the tiny. Curated by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the series of pairings reveal stunning con…
A very old jaguar and her senior son are being welcomed to a specially-made retirement home in a UK zoo. Wild jaguars typically live for around 12 years, but Bonita is already 16 and her son Remi is 11, having already survived cancer. The two have live…
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in…
