Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says it can be alarming to hear when a frost crack occurs, but frost cracks are generally ...

In the type of chilly that makes a breath crystal, no noisy neighborhood can turn as noisy as one that appears to be a construction site. There is a crack, and another crack at times so loud that it ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

Weather Forecaster Kendra Heath breaks down the rare instance of exploding trees.

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

Learn the science behind "exploding trees," why extreme cold causes frost cracks and which species are most at risk.

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

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham when we heard a significant cracking noise, followed by the sound of limbs ...