If you'd like a break from holiday traditions and family gatherings at home, consider booking a Christmas cruise. You'll leave the planning, decorating, cooking and cleaning behind – and deck the ...

Whether you think Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year or you’re a bit more bah-humbug about it all, you have to agree that surviving the holiday season requires a small amount of patience ...

As Christmas season approaches, it's time to put on your favorite Christmas songs, bake some gingerbread cookies, and deck the halls in preparation for the big day. Beyond all the presents, ornaments, ...

Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Boreal forests, or taiga, are found between 50 ...