John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

Do Trees Really Explode During Cold Snaps?... A dangerous winter storm is forecast to impact over 200 million Americans this weekend, threatening travel and power outages across more than two dozen ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

A meteorologist warned of the risk of “exploding trees” later this week as extreme cold hits the northern U.S. A huge portion of the country is under cold-related weather alerts, with advisories ...

Extreme weather conditions throughout the country has sparked talk of an explosive winter phenomenon. New Budweiser Super Bowl ad Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be ...