This Plant Explodes When You Touch It — A Biologist Explains Why

With the lightest touch, this plant bursts open, flinging its seeds through the air. Here’s how it evolved this biological ...

Spring has arrived in Philly, the sun says. Spring weather may be another matter.

Spring arrived officially at 10:46 a.m. Philadelphia time Friday, the instant when the sun beamed its most direct light on ...

The spring equinox arrives Friday in Philly, the sun says. Spring weather may be another matter.

Spring arrives officially at 10:46 a.m. Philadelphia time Friday, the instant when the sun beams its most direct light on the ...
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Did a meteor hit Cleveland? NASA confirms the cause behind the loud boom heard in northeast Ohio on March 17

A loud explosive noise heard across Cleveland, Ohio, has unsettled the whole country. Here’s what it actually was: ...
WOOD-TV

Exploding trees: Fact or fiction? An expert weighs in

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...
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Exploding trees are going viral online. Here's why Connecticut trees aren't at risk.

Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social media has come ablaze with reports of "exploding trees" due to the cold. Those ...
USA Today

Videos capture trees seemingly 'explode' in extreme cold

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 ...
fox13now

Are trees really 'exploding' in the cold? Here’s what’s actually happening

If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up across the country. The reports describe a loud bang in the middle of the night, ...
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Will trees really explode during an extreme cold snap?

This weekend, much of the United States is expecting to be hit with a polar vortex with extreme cold — cold that's icy, bone-chilling and … explosive? As people prepare for these frigid temperatures, ...
Poughkeepsie Journal

Do trees really explode in the severe cold? What to know about frost cracks

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 of ...
WSMV

You could see ‘exploding trees’ in the winter storm. Here’s why that happens.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...
WTEN

Will the Capital Region cold cause exploding trees?

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A phenomenon dubbed “exploding trees” has been circulating on social media as temperatures begin to dip into the negatives this weekend. Anyone who has come across videos of ...