Videos of trees appearing to "explode" in the cold weather have been circulating on social media. Many of these videos, ...

The effect will occasionally cause tree branches to suddenly fall and whole trunks to collapse, which is dangerous, but the ...

Think "exploding trees" sound like sci-fi? As a polar vortex hits the U.S., here's some of the science behind this loud, ...

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

In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal found in nature. Known to scientists as Hura crepitans and to locals as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This rainforest tree solved one of evolution’s hardest ...

WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.

As it begins to look a lot more like Christmas, Americans are discussing the appropriate time to trim their tree. Balsam Hill, the California-based artificial tree company, recently released its own ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The quandong’s fruit appear intensely blue, but without ...

FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. JESSICA. ALL RIGHT CINDY THANK YOU. BOSTON IS GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. THE TREE FOR BOSTON ARRIVED ON THE COMMON THIS MORNING. BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU WAS ON HAND WHEN IT ...

Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said a woman went into the house while it was on fire and never made it back out. Lindale Fire Department Assistant Chief Troy Pritchard responded to the rollover crash on I-20 ...