Tag: Christmas
What makes Christmas movies so popular
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
If you are one of those people who will settle in this evening with a hot cup of apple cider...
Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change...
James Robert Farmer, Indiana University
If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past....
Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change...
James Robert Farmer, Indiana University
If you’re shopping for a live Christmas tree this year, you may have to search harder than in the past....
Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the...
Brent Landau, University of Texas at Austin
On April 21, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said...
The bizarre phenomenon of vacation surprise videos
Jenna Drenten, Loyola University Chicago
Parents have long surprised their kids with a family vacation.
However, the practice of parents recording their kids’ reactions – and...
Can your heart grow three sizes? A doctor reads ‘How the...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
At the beginning of Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the green, pot-bellied, feline-faced Grinch is a bitter, foul-tempered misanthrope...
Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends
Kristy Leissle, University of Washington, Bothell
‘Tis the season to eat chocolate. And for the chocolate industry, there’s nothing sweeter, since this is the time...
Can astronomy explain the biblical Star of Bethlehem?
David Weintraub, Vanderbilt University
Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the “Star...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
