It's that time of the year again. The air has already started to turn crisp, and before we know it those brightly colored leaves will begin to fall and blanket yards across North Jersey. And while ...

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it,” wrote English novelist and poet George Eliot. The English word “autumn” derives from the Old French word “autompne,” but the root is Latin (“autumnus” ...

“Leaf color change in autumn is a great example of how living organisms respond to seasonal cues,” said Kwangwon Lee, a ...

Fall foliage draws leaf peepers outdoors to glimpse the colors, and enthusiastic yard-tenders into the garden shed to reach for their rakes. Or worse, for their leaf blowers. Yes, they’re noisy, but ...

When the air becomes crisp and the leaves start to turn, it only means one thing: Fall has arrived! Don't get us wrong, we love the bright green hues that grace the treetops throughout the spring and ...

Michigan's fall colors are a pretty sight, but as leaves start dropping to the ground, they suddenly become your next yard chore. Recycling leaves, rather than raking them away, offers environmental ...

Behind every autumn leaf lies a chemical shift-chlorophyll fading, carotenoids glowing, anthocyanins rising-that turns survival into spectacle. The post The Science of Fall Foliage: Why Leaves Change ...

INDIANA, USA — If you’ve been waiting for fall color in Indiana, you might need to wait a little longer this year. The first half of October is looking unusually warm, which means our peak foliage ...

Autumn brings a special kind of magic to our backyards. The air turns crisp, the light softens, and nature puts on a ...

A flowering dogwood’s leaves turning in early October of 2025 at the Pennypack Ecological Trust Preserve in Montgomery County, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate ...