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 ...

As daylight wanes and the hours under the stars stretch longer, Mother Nature colors the landscape with an unbe-leaf-able autumn palette. Those jewel-toned pigments of rubies and purples, oranges and ...

For gardeners, few sights rival the breathtaking transformation of leaves in the fall. The fiery reds, golden yellows, and deep purples bring a sense of wonder to the landscape while signaling the ...

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 ...

Normally the fall coloring on the leaves is at its best in our area in late October. The leaves changing color is a natural response to the leaf no longer producing chlorophyll. When leaves are green ...

Each fall season when the days grow shorter and temperatures get cooler, the leaves begin to change their color. Summer’s shades of green change to warm reds, yellows and oranges before falling off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By spring, the leaves on trees grow and assume the color green, and by autumn, they change to sometimes brilliantly warm colors ...

What is the purpose of fall foliage color? As humans, most of us look at the world through rose-colored glasses — maybe as gardeners it’s green-colored glasses. And that shading sometimes leads us to ...