A loud popping noise is caused when trees crack due to the expansion of water in the tree. This expansion can put pressure on the bark which eventually cracks, creating a loud pop. The short answer is ...

Bulgarian authorities have released the owner of a ship that carried the ammonium nitrate linked to the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, in a major setback to Lebanon's probe into the matter. Lebanese ...

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 ...

A financial crisis could be triggered by an announcement that aliens exist, according to Helen McCaw, a former policy expert of the Bank of England. McCaw told The Times of London that politicians and ...

Scientists confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed closest to Earth in December 2025, showed no detectable technosignatures strong enough to suggest it is an alien spacecraft.

A team of astronomers found no radio signals from the comet that would suggest it is an extraterrestrial spaceship. The comet was confirmed in July 2025 as the third known object to enter our solar ...