Hearing loud cracking or popping sounds outside? Texas forestry officials say it's a sign you should stay away from trees.

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what ...

Sometimes, depending on the location of a frost quake, the liquid water or sap from trees can freeze and expand as well, causing the trunk or branches to splinter. The combined force from the ice ...

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

Social media treats the tree-popping phenomenon as a sign of the apocalypse, but Indigenous peoples have long used the sound of cracking timber to mark the passage of winter. Turns out, it takes a ...

While everything seems to be cold, the hardwood inside the East Lansing gym has remained hot thanks to the efforts of Mr. Basketball hopeful K.J. Torbert.

Frigid temperatures can do a number on trees but despite what some videos online suggest, trees are not actually exploding - even if it can sound like it.Videos circulating on ...

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

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

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding ...

The Iowa DNR says sap that's warmed by the sun during the day can rapidly freeze, causing it to expand when the temperatures ...

Experts recommend to prepare for the worst: widespread power outages, ice-covered tree limbs snapping, blocked travel, and ...