When rain arrives and thunder follows, every instinct says run to the nearest tree. Physics says the opposite, and the reason involves side flashes, step voltage, exploding sap, and a return stroke ...

Florida faced a cold snap over the weekend, and it's causing iguanas to literally fall from the trees. South Florida, known for its sun and beaches, is anything but warm right now. On Sunday, Feb. 1, ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that sounds like a gunshot. That eerie noise has fueled a viral claim that trees ...

A social media trend has swept across the Midwest, claiming that trees explode when extreme cold hits the region. While some changes do happen in the trees, it's not enough for them to spontaneously ...

SPONSORED- Are exploding trees a thing? Find out when Alex Barton of the Fox2 Web Team chats with Brittany K about what people are clicking on the web: So cold that trees will explode?

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

SUMNER CO., Tenn. (WSMV) - The impacts of the sleet and freezing rain continue in Middle Tennessee as the leftover ice weighs down power lines and trees. A thick layer of ice has been left on the ...