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Sophus zu Ermgassen receives funding from NERC and the EU Horizon 2020 programme. He is on the EU Commission's expert group for the EU Nature Credits Roadmap. Global leaders have committed to halting ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the weight of freezing rain, ice and snow can damage branches, there is another kind of injury that comes with the extreme cold, experts say. By Adeel Hassan Snap, crackle and, sometimes, a ...

As Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest prepare for rapidly dropping subzero temperatures, some viral social media posts warn people to watch out for "exploding trees." The phenomenon, while ...

Social media posts warning of "exploding trees" in subzero temperatures are mischaracterizing a phenomenon known as frost cracks. Frost cracks form when water inside trees freezes and expands. As a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) —On Friday in West Knox County, Rural Metro responded to the driver of a truck trapped underneath a fallen ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) —On Friday in West Knox County, Rural Metro responded to the driver of a truck trapped underneath a fallen tree. Using a wrecker and chainsaws to clear the debris, crews were ...

Frates Seeligson’s family have been farming cattle for four generations, ranching just outside of the city of Nixon in South Texas. In recent years he’s watched as some of his fellow ranchers have run ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The start of the new year marked the official end of enhanced health insurance tax credits for plans offered through Pennie, Pennsylvania’s state-run health insurance marketplace.