Forests in Japan are now dealing with an unexpected environmental problem. More than a century after the extinction of its ...

Celebrate safely this Fourth of July on public lands. CHEYENNE — As Americans celebrate 250 years of freedom this Independence Day, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Wildla ...

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A lightning strike caused an explosive scene in an Aurora neighborhood Sunday night, sending shards of wood flying and damaging nearby homes, according to residents and video ...

Local arborist Luke Brunner says that low temperatures are far less dangerous to trees than heavy snow and ice. After warnings about “exploding trees” went viral this winter, a local arborist says he ...

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines last month when temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little exaggerated.

This has been a winter full of surprises. The Philadelphia area has seen the biggest snowstorm in 10 years and one of the longest below-freezing streaks in our history. Nearly every day since ...

Q: I read your article on trees splitting in the cold, and I thought you might like a photo from our tree near Rochester, Minn. This linden splits a little each winter but heals up in the spring. — ...

BEDDES: “Yes. In the Midwest, I’ve heard of areas getting into, like Wisconsin and Michigan, down to four to below zero degrees Fahrenheit. So, the trees there had relatively mild weather and there’s ...

Frost crack as seen in a tree. (Photo by Thomas deHaas, OSU Extension educator) SALEM, Ohio — Winter walks in the forest bring sounds of boots crunching through heavy snow and wind whistling through ...