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 ...

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 ...

A plant's genetics are a primary factor in determining its potential for vibrant fall colors. Weather, specifically cool nights and sunny days, helps produce the red pigments in leaves. Healthy, ...

November is quickly approaching, and with it comes a few more spots of orange, red, and even purple foliage for leaf-peepers to look at. While foliage in most of the United States has already reached ...

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 ...

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 ...

The autumn sweater weather and early sunsets are giving way to the beauty of fall's changing leaf colors. Here's when and what to know about the peak fall foliage 2025 in the Northeast. After the ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As autumn leaves continue to fall, the yearly debate arrives - is it best to "leave the leaves?" For many Americans, raking leaves ...

It was touch-and-go back in September with the drought leaf drop, but we’re back on track now. The fall foliage season has been delayed, but it’s not to be denied. Beautiful fall color is showing up ...

Leaves display their fall color at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center near Kirkwood on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Go to mdc.mo.gov and click on the ...

A sea of auburn, gold and orange blurs by on a winding, scenic drive in the San Bernardino Mountains, looking like something out of a travel brochure for fall on the East Coast. Now is the perfect ...