A small reddish ant living in the treetops of Southeast Asia has one of the most unusual defences in the animal world. When threatened, some workers of Colobopsis explodens can rupture their own ...

Some worker ants forage, some tend the nest, and some do something far stranger to defend their colony. A species lurking in the rainforest canopies of Borneo has evolved a last-resort tactic so ...

From frozen iguanas falling from the sky to spinning circles of ice on rivers, rare natural events related to the weather remind us that nature doesn't always behave as expected. Whether it's ...

If this winter hasn’t been cold enough for you, imagine how a tree “explosion” could make it worse. As temperatures drop in multiple states across the United States, a viral social media post of the ...

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 ...

North Jerseyans should be aware of the effects of extreme cold this weekend, from frostbite and numbness to ... exploding trees? That last item is a possibility, according to a viral post on X from ...