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 ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Is there a danger of exploding trees in Iowa? And how does it happen?

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Social media posts warning about “exploding trees” during frigid temperatures are misleading, according to a local arborist. The phenomenon referenced in viral posts is ...

If this winter hasn’t been cold enough for you, imagine how a tree “explosion” could make it worse. As temperatures drop in multiple states across the United States, a viral social media post of the ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — You may have read about this viral story online – a warning to be wary of “exploding trees”. But is it really something to be concerned about? While there is some science explaining ...

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 ...

An Iowa-based hot sauce company is suing one of its manufacturers, alleging it turned out bottled products that bubbled, fermented and exploded. Lola’s Fine Sauces of West Des Moines is suing EcoIdeas ...

Walmart Inc. and Target have been named as defendants in lawsuits filed by families who claim their babies got sick after drinking formula that retailers sold after a recall was announced. ByHeart ...

Major retailers across the country failed to remove a recalled infant formula, federal health officials said in warning letters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent letters to Albertsons, ...