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 ...

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 ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop. Trees can explode during extreme cold due to sap expansion when it freezes. Oak, maple, and fruit trees with high moisture are most ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

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 ...

It’s happened just often enough that it might start to look easy: An unambitious B-movie with a story hook that’s simple bordering on ridiculous premieres without much hype, and yields a highly ...

A dead whale washed up in Delaware, and a necropsy team found subdermal hemorrhaging and a broken jaw on the whale's right side. (Courtesy MERR Institute) A dead 2-year-old humpback whale washed ...

A massive, 32-foot long, 20,000-pound humpback whale washed up on Bethany Beach a few days ago, leaving many people hundreds of miles away very upset. The whale is now buried under the sand after, ...

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After a year of difficult headlines for the environment, a rare bright spot has emerged: The population of an endangered whale species is steadily rising. North Atlantic right whales are large, docile ...

Humpback whales occasionally swim to boats as if curious about their human occupants. It's a behavior described as mugging. But on Saturday off San Diego, a humpback whale seemed more curious about a ...