Angela Lin was hiking in the park through Tuolumne Grove on July 19 when a loud cracking sound came from the giant sequoia trees towering above her, her boyfriend David Hua told SFGate, which first ...

Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a tree limb while hiking through a grove of sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park. Angela Lin was hit by a ...

With severe cold hitting much of the country, some unusual phenomena like "exploding trees" could be on the way. Here's what to know.

Across the world, winter’s sudden freezes trigger sharp, gunshot-like cracks in trees, known as frost cracking. While ...

The warning comes as Arctic air is expected to push temperatures well below zero across Minnesota.

During a particularly hot afternoon in June, my staff and I were walking a shaded trail at Garden in the Woods in Framingham when we heard a significant cracking noise, followed by the sound of limbs ...

A Westmoreland County woman was killed last week when a tree branch fell on her, news reports say. Gendie Miller, 49, and her husband, Bill Miller, of Ligonier, were at Renzie Park in McKeesport on ...

Angela Lin avoided risky sports. Surfing? Too dangerous. Swimming too far from the beach? Scared of sharks. Rock climbing? No way. But she loved the outdoors. Making plans with her boyfriend and two ...