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 ...

Adam B pulls a Coca Cola vs Mentos prank and shocks his little brother with explosive chaos. Who sprayed Ilhan Omar? What was she sprayed with at town hall? What we know NRA Breaking From MAGA Over ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Is there a danger of exploding trees in Iowa? And how does it happen?

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 ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

Rapid temperature drops can cause a real phenomenon called a "frost crack," when moisture inside a tree freezes and splits the trunk. Smooth-barked trees like sycamores are especially vulnerable, and ...