Q: The leaves are starting to turn earlier than usual in my neck of the woods. One neighbor says it’s because we’ve had an exceptionally dry summer, while another says it’s because we’ve recently had ...

Do you ever wonder why leaves change in the fall and what determines the colors that they change to? It's kind of like swapping out your summer T shirt for *** snazzy winter coat. They're really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Fall's changing colors have been delayed up to four days per decade in North American forests since the early 1980s," says Andy ...

I had a brief conversation with a non-gardening friend last week. She asked me if all gardeners hate fall because, as she put it, “everything dies in the fall.” I looked her square in the eye and ...

Every fall season, nature lovers look forward to scenic fall foliage. But do we know the science behind why leaves do this once the temperatures start dropping? Here's how nature creates art during ...

Autumn officially began last Sunday, although the true harbinger of autumn — those ubiquitous pumpkin-flavored drinks and treats — began appearing at my morning coffee stop nearly a month ago! Autumn ...

Fall is around the corner and with it comes the changing of the leaves. Tennessee is a state with a wide variety of climate patterns. With mountains in the east and the river delta in the west, the ...

For many of us in the north state, Autumn is our favorite time of year. The heat of summer is past, and deciduous trees put on a spectacular show of deep reds, yellows and oranges. The intensity of ...

NPR's Short Wave podcast spoke to botanist and plant ecologist, Tanisha Williams, about why some leaves change color in the Fall. If you're in a part of the country with some great fall foliage and ...