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 ...

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Over the past few days, rumors have spread on social media that parts of the country may see trees explode in their neighborhoods due to snow and extreme cold. At first glance, this might have sent ...