Avocado trees, Persea americana, are tender trees that are native to equatorial regions in Central and South America, including Mexico and Costa Rica. They are typically grown in warmer zones or ...

Exploding trees are more common in regions with extreme winter conditions. Areas in the northern United States, Canada, and ...

But this is no winter scene. It is what happens every April across much of northern China, when poplar trees start giving off their cotton-like seed-pods. The phenomenon has already begun in Beijing.

By John Yoon and Berry Wang Beijing’s 22 million residents were asked to stay indoors on Saturday, as powerful winds swept across northern China. The winds toppled trees, disrupted travel and ...

Potentially record-breaking winds were predicted in capital Beijing and northern China over the weekend. Almost 700 flights had to be canceled and 300 trees were toppled by severe weather.