Thanks to a viral social media post, 'exploding trees' have been a hot topic, but the phenomenon probably isn't exactly what ...

Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

The weekend ice storm has produced reports of a rare phenomenon known as "exploding trees," although authorities said what likely is happening is popping caused by ice on ...

“Those loud booms aren’t paranormal - they’re cryoseisms,” says Louisville's National Weather Service. View on euronews ...

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social ...

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

Recent winter storms across North America have sparked viral social media posts warning of a dramatic phenomenon: exploding ...

An arctic blast has sent cold air across the United States, causing trees to break suddenly in what looks like an explosion.

Additional research suggests that keeping trees well hydrated (watered) going into winter may also help. University of ...

Extreme cold is causing trees across the US to split suddenly and noisily, a phenomenon known as frost cracking. While not literal explosions, the rapid freezing of sap and temperature fluctuations ...

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up ...

A viral claim suggested trees can explode in the Arctic cold. That's not entirely true, though they do crack under the pressure.