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As Japanese forces crushed Allied fleets in the Pacific, one Dutch ship pulled off the impossible. The crew covered it in ...

Poor oversight of plantations and urban developments have reduced water absorption capacity, a factor academics and environmental groups say contributed to a deadly landslide in Pasirlangu village in ...

The West Java landslides follow a series of deadly weather-related disasters across Indonesia. Just two months ago, ...

Rescuers were searching for the 82 residents feared buried under heaps of mud and debris, while 24 people managed to escape ...

Nineteen members of Indonesia's elite marine force are among 42 people missing after being swept away or buried by a deadly ...

With so many varieties sold as Christmas trees, knowing what differentiates a Douglas fir from a Norway spruce is key to shopping for a real tree you’ll love. You’re likely to see more than one ...

Decorated by the Skunk Train and towering over 200 feet, the living tree in Fort Bragg and Willits tops a new global ranking. Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in ...

Paying for gifts, decorations and gingerbread houses can become quite expensive, so the U.S. Department of the Interior is hoping to ease some financial burden by making Christmas trees more ...

This year's tree is a 75-foot Norway spruce from East Greenbush, New York. The Rockefeller Center tree is lit and the holiday season is underway in New York City. Host Reba McEntire, Marc Anthony, ...