When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that sounds like a gunshot. That eerie noise has fueled a viral claim that trees ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

As a deep freeze sets in, with nighttime temperatures dropping to -31 C in some parts of Ontario and the American Midwest, concerns over “exploding trees” — a phenomenon where freezing sap can cause ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains, many are scrambling to prepare for the cold, ice, and snow. And according to popular meteorology ...

Once this effect kicks in, the black hole discharges rapidly and explodes. Crucially, the UMass team calculated that this ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...