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

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk” as temperatures in the Northern Plains and ...

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

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 ...

Viral social media posts are warning about "exploding trees" during a major winter storm. The phenomenon, known as "frost cracks," is real but trees rarely explode completely. This is unlikely to ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Videos have gone viral on social media of loud, gunshot-like bangs in forests, with users dubbing them "exploding trees." They're ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk” as temperatures from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes are set to plunge below zero from Friday, Jan. 23, to ...