With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what ...

As more than half of the United States braces for a powerful winter storm, some meteorologists are warning on social media that “exploding trees” are possible.

Most trees are dormant through the winter's coldest months.

Social media posts warned of "exploding trees" when temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.

Sudden or severe cold temperature can cause trees to experience "frost crack." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Bill McNee of the ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

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.

Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

One arborist said "the mass destruction exposes the lack of maintenance" as 90,000 Nashvillians enter a fifth day without power.

Three saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree are being planted in Derbyshire. One of the saplings has already been planted at Swanwick School and Sports College and two others are ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.