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If you’ve been online lately, you may have seen alarming headlines claiming that “exploding trees” are waking people up across the country. The reports describe a loud bang in the middle of the night, ...

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Amid a deep freeze that has settled in across much of the country in the wake of this past weekend's winter storm, social media has come ablaze with reports of "exploding trees" due to the cold. Those ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A piece of equipment reportedly exploded Monday morning at the Maxwell House plant downtown, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said. JFRD got the call around 11 a.m. and ...

DETROIT (WWJ) – A rumor regarding “exploding trees” has been circulating online, but experts said that is not exactly what happens to trees in cold weather. Bert Cregg is a professor of horticulture ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) --The symbolic Doomsday Clock managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, has been moved forward by 4 seconds this year, making it now 85 seconds to midnight. On Tuesday, the group ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 27 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved forward four seconds and now sits at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest the symbolic clock has ...

After #MeToo, workers got cautious about mixing business and pleasure — then COVID had us all WFH. Now, aided by Slack and ...

TOOELE (KSL) -- A fire destroyed a Tooele couple's home and took the life of one of their pets Friday night. It happened about 6 p.m. "We were actually just getting ready to eat a roast," homeowner ...