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

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when ...

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." ...

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

It turns out that trees can actually explode when temperatures drop.

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 ...

C, reports of “exploding trees” are trending. Learn the science of frost cracks and how to protect your yard this winter.

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

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 ...