You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

Viral videos about exploding trees spread online as experts explain the real cold weather science behind the dramatic Arctic phenomenon.

An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

A viral claim suggested trees can explode in the Arctic cold. That's not entirely true, though they do crack under the pressure.

Recovery from Mississippi's worst ice storm in more than 30 years could take a week or more. A coating of ice felled trees ...

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

Hundreds of thousands customers were without power Sunday as a massive winter storm coated tree branches and power lines with ...

Fort Worth Botanic Garden horticulturist Maddie Fay told the Star-Telegram that the dramatic swing from warm to freezing temperatures puts some added stress on the plants at the Botanic Garden, and in ...

A massive winter storm brought sleet freezing rain and heavy snow across a roughly 2,000-mile swath, causing about 1 million ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service debunked a false viral claim that trees explode in the cold. Here's what can really happen.