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.

Autumn is a big time for trees. Many shed their leaves, and of course, before the leaves fall, they can turn brilliant colors. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists ...

One thing that makes living in South Carolina as sweet as a cup of tea is being able to experience the four seasons. Although the summers may be brutal, residents can always look forward to a cool ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With September finally here, the yellow, orange and red hues of fall foliage will soon make an appearance, signalling the coming ...

Leaves have been browning and falling prematurely for weeks now due to late summer’s dry weather, but the real fall leaf drop will take hold in a few more weeks. Is the resulting blanketing of the ...

Much of New York's spectacular foliage is either at or just past peak as we pass the mid-October mark. According to New York's weekly fall foliage report, stunning seasonal hues and crisp fall days ...

September 22, 2025, at 2:19 p.m. was the official start of Fall. As we know by now, it comes with everything pumpkin, spice lattes, and well, for most of Florida, still with heat. However, weather ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red. Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an ...