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

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and ...

Videos have gone viral on social media of loud, gunshot-like bangs in forests, with users dubbing them "exploding trees." ...

It is indeed possible for trees to split apart in extreme conditions and to do so quite noisily, she said, typically when ...

There is a inaccurate rumor spreading online that the extreme cold that will blanket the Midwest will make trees explode.