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 ...
Leaves have begun falling in Delaware, but peak fall foliage is still a couple of weeks away. Each year, we say goodbye to summer and welcome the chilly temperatures of autumn with bonfires, pumpkin ...
This could be a good year for leaf-peeping, thanks to the dry weather from back in September. We'll get into that in a bit, but have you ever wondered why leaves change color, to begin with? For most ...
It's that time of year again. Fall, when the leaves turn color and the Yankees turn into spectators. At least one of these is enjoyable. A lesson on the chemistry of colorful leaf pigments shows that, ...
The peak of fall foliage can start as early as September, and most locations will peak in either October or November. Kyle Cotner, the founder of The Foliage Report, predicts an earlier peak along 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 ...
This year, we've learned that almost nothing is guaranteed in life. And yet, as summer turns to autumn, one thing that is certain is the leaves changing color.But why do the leaves change color? And ...
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 ...
This year, we've learned that almost nothing is guaranteed in life. And yet, as summer turns to autumn, one thing that is certain is the leaves changing color.But why do the leaves change color? And ...