In Vigil, George Saunders delivers a metaphysical satire on climate denial, moral vanity and the limits of absolution. But ...

The new Gorillaz album "The Mountain" is the most personal to date for band co-creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.

In October, WSJ explained how the Trump administration could provide $20 billion to Argentina and why it was propping up an ideological ally. Photo: Ksenia Shaikhutdinova/WSJ The resignation of ...

John Hawkins was formerly a senior economist with the Australian Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Stephen Bartos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Every time arctic air drops south, and temperatures plummet well below zero, social media lights up with a scary (and slightly cinematic) rumor called "exploding trees." Videos circulate of loud, ...

Many years ago, Lakota elder and tribal historian Victor Douville was traveling through the Black Hills of South Dakota in the dead of winter. It was early in the morning, and temperatures had ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...

With this weekend's potentially historic storm and cold approaching, there have been online reports of people worried about exploding trees. CNN's Jacqueline Howard explains what actually happens to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk” as temperatures in the Northern Plains and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the temperature drops and snow falls with a major winter storm hitting Ohio and much of the United States this weekend, several ...

Online rumors claim extreme cold causes trees to explode, but experts say the truth is less dramatic. Freezing temperatures cause sap and moisture to contract, creating "cracking" sounds without the ...

The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation in October and November was released belatedly after the government shutdown. By Talmon Joseph Smith Consumer prices increased moderately in October ...