During extreme cold snaps, people sometimes report hearing trees 'explode.' Trees don’t literally blow apart, but they can crack suddenly, producing a loud bang. The cause is simple physics. When ...

“EXPLODING TREES are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains on Friday and Saturday, as temperatures are forecasted to ...

Meteorologists link polar vortex cold snaps to exploding trees, noting limited risk to people but greater danger from falling branches and damaged trunks.

At the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in the Canadian province of British Columbia, sulfur buckwheat seedlings fill Styrofoam ...

Microbes living in tree bark consume vast amounts of climate-related and toxic gases, according to new research published Jan ...

When you're looking for plants for your landscape, you probably think about blooms and foliage, but here's a shrubby tree ...

Viral social media posts say trees can explode in severely dropping temperatures. Experts say the more likely phenomenon is ...

Paper birch, though, is so much more. According to the National Park Service, there is evidence of the trees being used by ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a pine-bark–based water-treatment medium that efficiently ...

On the northwest corner of Manito Park, dozens of ponderosa pines appear to stand strong. Joggers and dog walkers weave ...

A major disadvantage with traditional tree breeding, especially for forest tree species, is slow progress due to long generation periods. However, by taking advantage of recent developments in genetic ...