Despite recent viral social media claims, trees do not literally “explode” like bombs in extreme cold. What happens instead ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Residents of Mossbrook Circle -- a U-shaped residential street lined with Eichler homes near the border with Campbell -- told ...

Buffalo Niagara added only 300 jobs, which is a lackluster increase for a market of this size. But just as important, the ...

Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster for 134 counties and urged Texans to begin preparations immediately. The state’s ...

Actor Woody Harrelson apparently got kicked out of two bars for smoking marijuana indoors—with the mother of fellow star ...

That’s Norman, Oklahoma for you – a place where crimson and cream run through the streets but there’s so much more than just ...