NEW YORK – Onscreen, Harry Potter can do no wrong, levitating on his broom with ease, waving his wand with gusto and spitting out spells that impress all the right wizards and witches. But in the ...

Witches' broom formations are seen in this Virginia pine. The effect of witches' broom is caused by stress in trees. (Submitted photo/Curtis Young) On my cranky days some might say it’s my mode of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Follow these easy instructions to make your own set of three broomsticks. You should be able to complete this Halloween decor ...

As darkness falls tonight, Lorene Couture and her family coven of witches will begin celebrating one of their year's most sacred nights. What is Halloween to legions of trick-or-treaters is Samhain -- ...

Whether you’re looking for a witch’s broom for your fall and Halloween decorating, to use as part of a witch or wizard costume or if you’re designing a Harry Potter-themed room for your kids, there ...

The term “witch’s broom” probably conjures up images of Harry Potter playing quidditch or the Wicked Witch of the West berating Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” But in the plant world, it’s something ...

This time of year, most of the nature I observe is along the cross-country ski trails in northwestern Wisconsin. Just a few days ago, I skied over a string of fresh red fox tracks. Occasionally a ...

We often see witches’ brooms in winter when looking into the tree canopy of an otherwise barren landscape. There is an abnormal cluster of growth, with shortened stems and needles, maybe in the shape ...

It’s Fortnitemares season in Fortnite, time to let a spooky purple pall fall over the island and go about the business of fighting to the death in a creepier fashion. We’ve got the usual suite of new ...