The Big Lead

Connor McDavid makes Olympic history after explosive start for Team Canada

Connor McDavid showed up to Milano ready to ball out. The Canadian captain has nine points through three games, including a goal and two assists in Canada’s 10-2 demolition of France at Milano ...
WFLA News Channel 8

‘Do not drive’ warning issued for over 225,000 vehicles due to exploding air bags

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An automobile manufacturer that makes cars under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram names issued a “do not drive” warning for over 200,000 vehicles Wednesday. According to an FCA ...
Live Science

Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology

A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog ...
Education Week

The 100-Year History of Black History Month

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

A century of Black History Month

Throughout his career, historian Carter G. Woodson, AB’1908, AM’1908, worked to change how Americans thought about Black history. The University of Chicago alum began that mission when, in February ...
KTLA

Massive fire with exploding propane tanks erupts in South El Monte

Firefighters were battling a dangerous commercial blaze in South El Monte Wednesday afternoon, with propane tanks exploding at a property on North Tyler Avenue, according to Los Angeles County fire ...
WAFB

Here’s what happens that could cause trees to ‘explode’ in cold weather

DETROIT (WWJ) – A rumor regarding “exploding trees” has been circulating online, but experts said that is not exactly what happens to trees in cold weather. Bert Cregg is a professor of horticulture ...
Chicago Tribune

Will trees ‘explode’ during this cold snap? Illinois arborists weigh in.

Chicago residents are weathering a dangerous cold snap this week — but so are the trees. After a post on X warning of “exploding trees” went viral on social media ahead of this week’s polar vortex, ...
Uticaod

Are trees really exploding in the severe cold? Sort of

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...
WSMV

You could see ‘exploding trees’ in the winter storm. Here’s why that happens.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - There’s a viral claim going around that “exploding trees are possible in the Midwest and Northern Plains” this weekend as sub-zero temperatures creep in from the winter storm ...
WTEN

Will the Capital Region cold cause exploding trees?

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A phenomenon dubbed “exploding trees” has been circulating on social media as temperatures begin to dip into the negatives this weekend. Anyone who has come across videos of ...