Just 25 years ago this land was intensively managed agricultural farmland struggling on heavy clay soils, but today it is ...

If you haven’t noticed, this will probably end up being the coldest winter that we’ve had in many years. Will we see the effects in our gardens and landscapes in ...

A blanket of snow. Today, most people hear the phrase and think of it only as a visual metaphor, if they think of it at all. Snow covers everything; it looks like a blanket, end of story. What’s ...

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

Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than previously thought due to climate ...

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

A colossal bull elephant erupts in a cloud of dust, frozen in perfect clarity at the exact moment everything aligns – and ...

Don Kinzler provides the truth behind the recent social media hype about 'exploding trees' from cold temperatures.

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

Some ants defend their colonies with a tactic so extreme it ends in self-destruction. This video explains how “exploding ants” rupture their own bodies to release a sticky, toxic chemical that can ...

When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound ...

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 ...