Yes, but it is very rare. If there were a sudden burst of cold air, and trees still had liquid sap, then the water in that sap could freeze, expand, and cause the bark to split suddenly. It is a ...

A meteorologist warned of the risk of “exploding trees” later this week as extreme cold hits the northern U.S. A huge portion of the country is under cold-related weather alerts, with advisories ...

Many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch just when the trees' nutrient-rich leaves are still young and soft. This means ...

Snow and cold are not what people along the Front Range are used to this year.

Warming temperatures from climate change cause tree swallows to nest up to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings' growth and survival, ...

Though not native to the area, orange trees were seen by South Carolina's colonial settlers as a potential money pot. While the state’s chilly winters quickly ended those dreams of a citrus-driven ...

Cold temperatures early Wednesday morning and a lack of helicopter availability led one Franklin County grower to use a drone to try to protect some 40 acres of fruit trees. OF PROTECTING 40 ACRES OF ...

The sudden swing of freezing temperatures across the Philadelphia region could impact both backyard plants and commercial ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Casely have issued a recall of 430,000 Casely Power Banks 5000mAh portable MagSafe wireless phone chargers. If it feels like you have deja vu, ...

In effect, an exploding black hole, like the Big Bang itself, would be the ultimate particle collider, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of nature’s repertoire that could account for the dark matter.