Frost cracks occur when sap inside trees quickly freezes as temperatures drop. The condition affects trees with softer bark, ...

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media ...

They say it's more of an explosion sound than an actual explosion. It's when water or sap builds up in a tree, freezes, and rapidly expands.

Moments after reportedly shooting his estranged wife early Wednesday at their home near the Wyoming-Idaho border, 43-year-old Christopher Moon texted his mother-in-law. Cowboy State Daily’s Clair ...

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

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." ...

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

Claims have been made on social media about how exploding trees could occur due to extremely cold temperatures. Trees will ...

Apparently, concerns of exploding trees this winter have circulated online as people in multiple states prepare for more bone ...

Social media has been buzzing about ‘exploding trees’; however, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says that ...

The National Forest Foundation says tree explosions are possible under certain circumstances, requiring “spells of extreme ...

Another term used to describe the sudden fracturing that causes rapidly freezing trees to explode.