Does the knife stay in the box? We won’t be the ones to answer that question, at least not today. But there are plenty who have shared their takes on a rather divisive debate in New Orleans this ...

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, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains, many are scrambling to prepare for the cold, ice, and snow. And according to popular meteorology ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — 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 ...

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?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk” as temperatures from the Northern Plains to ...

A meteorologist warned of the risk of "exploding trees" later this week as extreme cold hits the northern U.S. A huge portion of the country is under cold-related weather alerts, with advisories ...

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 ...