On a recent December day, Mark Latino and a handful of his workers spun sheets of vinyl into tinsel for Christmas tree branches. They worked on a custom-made machine that's nearly a century old, ...

Across the country, artificial Christmas trees remain more popular than their natural counterparts — even in Connecticut, which is home to 4,039 acres of tree farms, according to 2022 USDA data.

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Every December, as twinkling lights go up and the scent of pine (real or artificial) fills our living rooms, one question returns: which Christmas tree is better for the planet, a real or an ...

There used to be huge debates about the benefits of an artificial Christmas tree versus a live one. Live trees lost until the debate ultimately gave way to a robust, live Christmas tree industry. Now ...

Mark Latino, CEO of Lee Display, works with a machine that makes tinsel brush for artificial Christmas trees at the company's warehouse Dec. 9 in Fairfield, Calif. Melissa Webb assembles an artificial ...

The University of Pittsburgh’s strategy surrounding artificial intelligence will be practical, supporting students and the workforce, said Michael Colaresi, newly named director of the academic Hub ...

“Nothing beats being in the right place at the right time,” says cinematographer Adolpho Veloso of capturing the scene. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor In Train Dreams, capturing the natural ...

During a cabinet meeting at the White House earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threw a temper tantrum, lashing out at reporters over their coverage of the military's illegal second ...

For nearly a month now, the bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for the acquisition of Warner Bros. has been a source of extreme anxiety for movie lovers around the world. Four days ago, this ...