Trees don't explode in cold temperatures, but they can develop a frost crack, or vertical fissure in the tree trunk.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An expert ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...

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A tourist has captured rare footage of Commerson’s dolphins, also known as skunk or panda dolphins, during an expedition in the Falkland Islands. Rich Brand, 49, filmed four of the elusive black and ...

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines this past week when winter temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social media has come ablaze with reports of "exploding trees" due to the cold. There ...

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 ...