Author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo transform Ah Bing's sparse biography into a fable about family, prejudice ...

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where preservation shouldn’t be possible. Scientists now think their survival in ...

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 ...

As Oklahomans brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance for exploding trees. But experts say that's not entirely true. A sudden drop in temperature ...

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...

“That being such a significant event in the city of Pittsburgh, it seemed like a wonderful opportunity,” says Wyle, who also wrote the episode. “When I started researching it, the aspects of it that ...

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 ...

As the name suggests, fans are theorising that all of the contestants this season are linked somehow. This theory has been backed up (or rather, spurred on) by the family tree that sits at the ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) have been growing closer recently on General Hospital, but given how small soap opera towns tend to be, some fans have been wondering if Danny and ...

The basics of photosynthesis are something that every student learns in school: carbon dioxide, water and light in; oxygen and sugar for growth out. In a world where atmospheric carbon dioxide levels ...