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Being surrounded by nature is fantastic.

Get in touch with nature in California, Texas, or Arizona.

The monarch butterfly is facing challenges.

Conservationists warn that the monarch could die out by the end of the century unless action is taken.

Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in 'Blazing Saddles,' which inspired a short-lived TV adaptation.

For years, rumors circulated that CBS had made season after season of a ‘Blazing Saddles’ spin-off with no intention of airing it.

This time of year, it's hard not to feel the good joy and cheer.

Some states across the U.S. are more likely to get into the holiday spirit than others, but areas like Utah and Massachusetts really outshine all the rest.

This riddle is nearly a century old—can you figure out the answer?

Jack Frost pops up in a number of wintery tales.

Most iterations of Jack Frost see him clad in icy blue and white, and as well as being responsible for nose-nipping, he’s also credited with creating frost. But where exactly did this mythical cold-weather figure originate?

Max Schreck stars in the original ‘Nosferatu’ (1922).

The 1922 German silent film shamelessly plagiarized Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula.’ But if ‘Nosferatu’ had never been made, the vampire genre so embedded in pop culture might never have taken off.

The tradition of eating ham on Christmas dates back to Nordic animal sacrifices.

Rex.Fit‘s newest device promises to record the calorie, protein, carb, and fat content of everything you consume.

What‘s less frequent than northern lights? Their opposite: anti-auroras.

Anti-auroras are even less common than the northern lights.

Carved from rock in modern-day Jordan, Petra prospered for centuries under Nabataean and Roman rule. This dazzling settlement is now one of the region’s greatest attractions.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Those little packets keep your flowers fresh.

Three ingredients in the “flower food” packet stapled to the cellophane around your bouquet can help the blooms stay vibrant.

'Winter Garden Cottage' by Louise McHugh.

Elms Puzzles experts can help you take your puzzle game to the next level.

“Dominick The Donkey,” Lou Monte's 1960 holiday earworm, is a novelty song even by Christmas music standards.

The Lord of Misrule overlooking Christmas revelry.

These lost festive traditions are no longer part of modern Christmas celebrations.

‘Snackfishing‘ refers to creating and posting fake food products (typically via Adobe Photoshop) on social media to gain attention.

The Instagram page UK Snack Attack always discloses when a product is a snackfish, but many viewer don’t read the captions.

When it comes to figuring out which is better—a duvet or a comforter—there’s no need to lose sleep over your decision.

See if your favorite holiday treat is on the list.

The pineal gland is located in the center of the brain.

René Descartes once described the pineal gland as “the principal seat of the soul.” Medical knowledge has vastly progressed since his time, though. Here’s what we know about this critical organ.

See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?