Hold off putting up your usual variety of mistletoe – the dwarf mistletoe could soon eclipse its better-known Christmas cousins as the green fertility symbol of choice for holiday party goers. In fact ...

This week's column is for those of you who are trying to keep healthy pines alive in Colorado. One of the big challenges is dwarf mistletoe and its management. Dwarf mistletoe is a common problem in ...

Dwarf mistletoe, an evergreen parasitic plant found on conifers in Canada, can significantly reduce a tree’s life expectancy. Even more important in beetle-infested British Columbia, the ...

The Atacama Large Millimetre Array, or ALMA, is astronomers' latest eye on the sky, and we'll hear this week of its discovery of massive starbursts in the early universe. Plus, we'll find out how ...

It’s a holiday tradition. Get some mistletoe, hang it in the house or hold it above your head, find that special someone, stand together under the plant and smooch away. Seems innocent enough, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American mistletoe's genus *Phoradendron* means 'thief of trees' in Greek. Joe Decruyenaere/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA A ...

My husband and I noticed some mistletoe-looking stuff on our pinyon. It's very unattractive and did not inspire any kissing. I know it's too dry here for regular mistletoe, but it has that same ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Just in time for Christmas, scientists report that some types of mistletoe may exacerbate climate change. In recent field studies in Yellowstone National Park, biologist Ken Cullings ...