A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

Massachusetts probably won’t see the kind of extreme cold necessary for trees to split this weekend. Some parts of the ...

As temperatures drop in Iowa this weekend, curiosity and concern about trees exploding from the cold have grown. Here's what really happens.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn ...

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 freezing temperatures don't just impact people; the bitter cold can have a major impact on trees. One you can hear.

With this weekend's potentially historic storm and cold approaching, there have been online reports of people worried about exploding trees. CNN's Jacqueline Howard explains what actually happens to ...

The recent cold temperatures have led to online posts claiming that trees are exploding from the cold. Emily Swihart, Horticulture Educator with the University of Illinois Extension, spoke with Our ...

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up across the country. The reports describe a loud bang in the middle of the night, ...

An exploding tree claim has gone viral as the U.S. brace for an Arctic blast that will send temperatures plunging, triggering a massive and long-lasting winter storm. When you purchase through links ...

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 ...

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...