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

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

In the type of chilly that makes a breath crystal, no noisy neighborhood can turn as noisy as one that appears to be a ...

FARGO — A phenomenon called “frost crack,” sometimes referred to on social media as “exploding trees,” is gaining attention as temperatures in Minnesota and North Dakota are expected to drop to 20 ...

There is a inaccurate rumor spreading online that the extreme cold that will blanket the Midwest will make trees explode.

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

Tree sap is mostly water with sugars and minerals, and like many liquids, it expands when it freezes. Gradual freezes usually ...

Frost cracking in trees, may lead to loud "explosion" type noises over central Wisconsin as the arctic air arrives ...