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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
The KSL Greenhouse Show explained why winter damage happens to trees and why sometimes, extremely low temperatures cause ...
If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...
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 warned Midwesterners about the dangers of "exploding trees" as extreme cold weather hits the region. But ...
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We're not even one month into 2026, and with everything that's happening, now we have to deal with exploding trees? No, not entirely. But a sudden deep freeze is going to send temperatures plummeting ...
It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop.
On today's First Up pod: we head to Africa where Nabil Ahmed Rufai has news of a massive deal for an African TikTok star; our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has his first Fruit of the Week for 2026; we ...
In this quick asmr short, AI slices a pumpkin and a kiwi open to reveal a smooth, colorful rainbow filling. Super satisfying, no talking, just clean slicing sounds. 🎧 Headphones on 🥝 Small fruit, bi ...
Even the most confident, high-IQ parents can be caught off guard by the honest of kids, especially when they ask these tough ...