The curious minds at What If investigate the catastrophic scenario of the sun exploding, revealing how life on Earth and the very fabric of our solar system would be instantly and drastically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed a lot of posts on social media with warnings about trees exploding. Is this really happening? An expert ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the 25th space shuttle mission Challenger left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of ...

Call it frost cracking or nature’s gunfire: winter has a way of making trees scream. Add VegOut to your Google News feed. Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media ...

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 ...

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 ...

A loud popping noise is caused when trees crack due to the expansion of water in the tree. This expansion can put pressure on the bark which eventually cracks, creating a loud pop. The short answer is ...