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Are winter tree explosions a myth or mystery?

Much online discussion has been hovering around the subject of frozen exploding trees this winter, following multiple videos ...
Here’s how it works: During a sudden cold snap, the sap and water inside a tree’s trunk freeze and expand. If this expansion ...
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Exploding trees? A closer look at frost cracking

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.
After recent warnings on social media, Don Kinzler asked readers about their own frost cracks, and they delivered.
Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says it can be alarming to hear when a frost crack occurs, but frost cracks are generally ...
A Banbury willow tree grower is welcoming changes to the laws of cricket to allow laminated bats.
In the aftermath of every Super Bowl, we talk about the game and the halftime show, but we’re also eager to discuss the ...
The original Bramley apple tree is “hanging in the balance” after the property outside which it grows was put up for sale.
Starbucks coffee drinks are enormously popular, but tend to be pricey. You can stop by the Dollar Store and pick up a ...
This piece asks hard questions about why our schools are producing kids who feel Jewish, yet aren’t prepared to defend being Jewish, and why that has to change. As an expert Hebrew educator and ...
Join the watch party as Utah officials and residents celebrate the beginning of the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina!
Thankfully, these god-like characters use their gifts to protect the innocent and maintain universal order. These are the ...