When you wake up on January 1, tradition dictates you should eat a lucky number of meals; seven (for the unadventurous), nine ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England’s traditional ...

One of the more romantic Christmas traditions is kissing under a sprig of mistletoe, hung from a ceiling or doorway. Those who find themselves under its green leaves might not know that this symbol of ...

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Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England's traditional orchards lost since the mid-20th century, it would be easy to assume mistletoe is ...

If mistletoe's status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire. A survey of urban ...

Washington, DC couples made history this weekend when more than 1,000 of them stood underneath the National Mistletoe and smooched, earning the city a Guinness World Record. Approximately 1,435 ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer treatments. Mistletoe is shown with a ribbon in sunlight. This plant comes in ...

Washington, DC, now holds the new record for most kisses underneath the mistletoe after an event Dec. 13 brought more than 1,000 couples together under sprigs of the festive shrub. A total of 1,435 ...

WASHINGTON — DC did it. After weeks of anticipation, the National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe event broke the Guinness World Record for more couples kissing under the mistletoe in a single venue ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --A total 1,435 couples locked lips under festive sprigs in Washington, D.C., to break the Guinness World Record for the most couples kissing underneath the mistletoe. The DowntownDC ...

If you think of Christmas and what greenery goes with the holiday, several species of flora probably come to mind. Probably high on the list is mistletoe, which is seen as a symbol of love and luck in ...