
Beware the Holiday Sugar High
Recent research concludes that parents significantly overestimate how sugar affects their children's hyperactive behavior. Susannah F. Locke reports.
From greening your Christmas tree to what oil producers could learn from the story of Hanukkah, your guide to the science of the holiday season

Beware the Holiday Sugar High
Recent research concludes that parents significantly overestimate how sugar affects their children's hyperactive behavior. Susannah F. Locke reports.

Your shopping personality explained

What was the star of Bethlehem?

A Holiday for Oil
Are we running out of oil?

Should Christmas trees be fireproofed?

What Happens to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After the Holidays?
This year's tree in midtown Manhattan, like last year's, will go toward building Habitat for Humanity housing

U.S. Air Defense Command Offers New High-Tech Ways to Track Santa
Kids can now use cell phones, Twitter and photo-sharing sites to monitor Santa's progress on Christmas Eve

Gift-Giving for Lovers
Research suggests that women don't seem to mind if they receive the less-than-perfect gift. Men, on the other hand, are a different story. Susannah F. Locke reports

Santa in Danger: Polar Meltdown
The ice is melting across the Arctic—and Antarctica is starting to thaw, too. David Biello reports

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas (Tree)
When deciding on real or fake trees for the holiday season, think through the green pros and cons. David Biello reports

Kid-Safe and Ecofriendly Holiday Gifts
Where to find gifts that are safe for children--and the environment

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
What's the best way to get home for the holidays?

Like a virgin: Shark spawns sans help

Is Keeping Kosher Good for the Environment?
We run the numbers to see whether keeping kosher has any effect on your carbon footprint

Incense May Act As a Psychoactive Drug during Religious Ceremony
An ingredient in frankincense eases anxiety and elevates mood

Strange but True: Komodo Dragons Show that "Virgin Births" Are Possible
The virgin births of several male Komodo dragons at two English zoos might provide one explanation why Jesus was not a clone of Mary

Popular Incense May Mean Fewer Trees
A new study shows that tapping trees for frankincense--often used in religious ceremonies--could be destroying them.
by Alison Snyder

Building a Better Christmas Tree