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, ...

With a major winter storm about to blast pretty much every US state east of the Rocky Mountains, many are scrambling to prepare for the cold, ice, and snow. And according to popular meteorology ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Do Trees Really Explode During Cold Snaps?... A dangerous winter storm is forecast to impact over 200 million Americans this weekend, threatening travel and power outages across more than two dozen ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

15:28, Mon, Jan 19, 2026 Updated: 15:30, Mon, Jan 19, 2026 Conservative defector Robert Jenrick MP has told a female journalist that she needed her head checking after she challenged him on his ...

It’s believed to be the first time the US used such a weapon in combat (Picture: MAWTS-1 Combat Camera) During the historic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the US military used a ...

Venezuelan soldiers were left bleeding from the nose, vomiting blood and unable to stand after the US allegedly deployed a powerful and unknown weapon during a military raid to capture President ...

A 75-year-old man presented with chronic exploding head syndrome, experiencing lightning-like sensations, thunder-like sounds, sleep paralysis, and intense fear during sleep onset. The symptoms, ...