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

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

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

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

As another storm hits New Jersey this weekend, bitter cold could trigger dramatic tree cracks that sometimes sound like ...

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

The phenomenon of "exploding trees" is actually caused by frost cracking, which occurs when the sap wood behind the tree's ...

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

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

Viral videos of "exploding trees" during extreme cold weather prompts the question if it's really an occurrence.

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