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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
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Are Winter Tree Explosions a Myth or Mystery?

Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos ...
Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...
BEDDES: “It's actually time to prune apples and pears, especially with the warmer weather. The reason you prune apples and pears now and not in another ...
Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: ...
A butterfly bush isn't just a pretty shrub for your yard, it can also help attract pollinators, like butterflies.
A federal safety agency investigating an August blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh that left two workers dead says it found safety shortcomings that “exposed” employees to the explosion.
The NWS office in Marquette also told residents some blowing lake effect snow was likely for Keweenaw and along Lake Superior ...
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened during the Mall at Partridge Creek’s tree ...
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year ...
An automobile manufacturer that makes cars under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram names issued a "do not drive" warning for over 200,000 vehicles Wednesday.
While the big powers are taking off, multiplying their nuclear arsenal and some others on how to dump their nuclear excess into the neighbour’s backyard, others are still busy counting how many they ...