Doctoral student Aleksey Maro and his adviser Professor Robert Dudley, from the University of California, Berkeley, documented last year that the fruits chimps eat in the wild contain enough alcohol ...

Members of the Barsotti family have acquired about 1,100 acres across the highway from the family’s Capay Organic farm in Yolo County's Capay Valley to help sustain farming in the area.

The 800 block of South Carolina Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, Feb. 24. due to tree removal in that ...

Local incentives and state building re-use grant help persuade Alabama company to expand again near Mount Airy.

ATL Tree Work, a trusted, family-owned tree service in Atlanta, is reinforcing its commitment to protecting local homeowners’ roofs and properties with ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Chip Murrow had never heard the term "exploding trees" in his 30 years as a forester for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Is there a danger of exploding trees in Iowa? And how does it happen?

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

WEST DES MOINES PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE. RIGHT NOW. STORIES OF TREES EXPLODING IN THE COLD ARE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION ONLINE. YOU SHOULD KNOW OFFICIALS ARE DEBUNKING THOSE CLAIMS. IT’S ...

Experts say trees do not explode but can crack loudly due to rapid temperature changes. This phenomenon, known as "frost cracking," occurs when tree sap freezes and expands. Young trees, thin-barked ...

As we head into the weekend, a major winter storm system is going to slide some of the coldest air we’ve felt in years right over Michigan - and we’re going to be in a deep freeze for a few days. How ...