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

Additional research suggests that keeping trees well hydrated (watered) going into winter may also help. University of ...

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...

As a fierce winter blast sweeps across large parts of the United States, social media is filled with startling videos and first-hand accounts of what .

Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

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

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

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...

The weekend ice storm has produced reports of a rare phenomenon known as "exploding trees," although authorities said what ...

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

An Arctic blast in the US has frozen tree sap, causing immense pressure that makes trees burst with a gunshot-like sound, a phenomenon called 'frost cracking'!