Thanks to a viral social media post, 'exploding trees' have been a hot topic, but the phenomenon probably isn't exactly what you're thinking.

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

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

Don Kinzler provides the truth behind the recent social media hype about 'exploding trees' from cold temperatures.