The season is known as both “fall” and “autumn.” The word “autumn” comes from Latin, while “fall” originated in 17th-century Britain as a shortening of the phrase “fall of the leaf.” While both are ...

October is finally here, and with it comes more fall foliage reaching its peak throughout the U.S. Each year, as trees begin to store a chemical called chlorophyll, their leaves lose their green ...

Behind every autumn leaf lies a chemical shift-chlorophyll fading, carotenoids glowing, anthocyanins rising-that turns survival into spectacle. Every autumn, landscapes across much of the world ...

Your lawn guy tells you to pay him suck up and cart off all your leaves so they don’t pile up and kill your lawn this winter. On social media, people will tell you that if you don’t let all those ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...

It’s officially fall in the Northern Hemisphere, which means bright, beautiful foliage isn’t far behind. Parts of the U.S. will soon start to see — if they haven’t already — leaves and shrubs trade ...

It’s that time of the year. The leaves are starting to change colors. This week the National Weather Service in Atlanta shared the satellite image above showing fall foliage changes in the Appalachian ...

Scientists have long questioned whether the vibrant colors of fall foliage serve an evolutionary purpose. One theory suggests red pigments protect leaves from sun damage, allowing trees to absorb more ...

As the temperature drops, so do the leaves. If your yard is starting to look like a giant leaf pile, it may be time for a cleanup. There are a few ways you can handle this, such as using fallen leaves ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have muted this year’s autumn colors, and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The peak season for fall leaves is nearly over in KELOLAND. Leaves started changing around mid-September and will be past their peak by the end of October. Fall leaves at ...