In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal found in nature. Known to scientists as Hura crepitans and to locals as the ...

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Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos ...

Weather Forecaster Kendra Heath breaks down the rare instance of exploding trees.

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 ...

As a deep freeze sets in, with nighttime temperatures dropping to -31 C in some parts of Ontario and the American Midwest, concerns over “exploding trees” — a phenomenon where freezing sap can cause ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

The United States, from Texas to the Carolinas, is reeling under an extremely cold airmass and is forecast to drop heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain in the coming days. This can create hazardous ...

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...