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 scar running along ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...

It’ll be a tree-mendous freeze. Forecasters are warning that expected subzero temperatures could cause trees to explode as a brutal cold snap is expected to wallop most of the country in the coming ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

How does one explain the television enigma known as One Tree Hill? Premiering on The WB in 2003, the series follows two half-brothers, Lucas and Nathan Scott (Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty), ...

Two hikers were killed when a tree fell on a popular trail in Washington state’s Olympic National Forest last week, according to a local report. Christine Mutchler, 70, Kathy Pickard, 76, and Kathy ...

What covers 50 percent of Fairfax County and grows? Trees! Or more correctly, the tree canopy, which is made up of branches and leaves that seem to cover the ground when viewed from above. Fairfax ...

While the weight of freezing rain, ice and snow can damage branches, there is another kind of injury that comes with the extreme cold, experts say. By Adeel Hassan Snap, crackle and, sometimes, a ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

... Yes, it’s a real thing. Frigid temperatures have taken hold of the U.S. Midwest, with the thermometer hovering around the -30°C mark in some places. The ...