A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk” as temperatures from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes are set to plunge below zero from Friday, Jan. 23, to ...

As a potentially historic winter storm prepares to slam the US, meteorologists have warned that conditions could become so brutal that trees could start exploding. Meteorologist Max Velocity said this ...

They claim they’re just a men’s club that likes to troll the libs. Their actions betray something more sinister. The line, ...

The pontiff celebrated a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.

Originally published in August 2003 under the headline "It was hell on earth," as part of the Star's special section "Smoke, Flames & Ash": The story of the Aspen Fire is a monthlong saga, but its ...

Not too long ago, the idea of a Czechoslovak Film Festival would have seemed as unlikely as a yacht regatta in Peking. When Ján Kadár’s The Shop on Main Street was shown at New York’s Lincoln Center ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Ellen Lee and Wirecutter Staff Many kids “level up” at age 8. Around this time ...

Since photography was invented in the 1830s, we’ve marveled at the creativity and timing it takes to produce a perfect picture. Now that we’ve all got computers in our pockets, finding funny photos or ...

There are trees standing in New York right now that were already old when this country was founded. That fact hit me harder than I expected. I stood at the base of one, craned my neck back, and felt ...

The ‘dynamite’ tree (Hura crepitans) is one of the largest trees of tropical America. Growing in open areas, they stay relatively short, but in the forest, they rise to 60 metres (200 feet) in height.