NIPOMO, Calif. (AP) – In a sign that the holiday seasons really are blending together, a woman discovered a bat in her Christmas tree. Sheila Kearns bought her annual pine from Holloway’s Christmas ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Collectively, the world's last 20 Christmas ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American When last we wrote about the Christmas Island ...

MAMMAIN copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. It is the evening of 26 August 2009 on Christmas Island. The last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter. Scientists, desperate about its ...