These forecasts have prompted warnings about protecting your water pipes, dressing for the weather, and, for some reason, the possibility of “exploding” trees. Earlier this week, posts shared to ...

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 ...

Erin Stone has been reporting on how communities and nature are recovering since the L.A. fires in January 2025. For more than a year, a group of researchers has collected data on more than 2,000 ...