The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.

In Old Norse mythology, Baldr, the son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, was slain with a mistletoe spear. Some ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

The custom of kissing under mistletoe, which dates to the 18th century, was seen as a way to spread love during the Christmas ...

Should Mistletoe Murders be renewed, we expect Season 3 to once again be released in the winter, as part of Hallmark’s ...

A total of 1,435 couples almost tripled the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people kissing beneath the ...

The nation's capital now holds the world record for most kisses under mistletoe. Here's what went into the record-breaking ...

How mistletoe became Oklahoma's official "floral emblem" is a tale worthy of Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" of life and death on the prairie.

Pucker up, it’s time to hang your mistletoe! One of my favorite tales about mistletoe comes from Norse mythology, which started with ...

Mistletoe infestation was not linked to negative health outcomes for the trees the festive favorite was parasitizing.

As of about 5 p.m. Thursday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the Mistletoe Fire in Randall County located ...

A wildfire is burning in the 12000 block of South FM 1258, leading to evacuations, according to a post from the Randall ...