This animated map shows fall leaf color projections. Red indicates peak color. It’s officially fall in the Northern Hemisphere, which means bright, beautiful foliage isn’t far behind. Parts of the U.S ...

Trees benefit from fall trimming more than spring trimming. Trees experience less stress with fall trimming because they are entering dormancy. Spring tree trimming is better if the goal is to ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest map shows fall colors are just starting to emerge across parts of northern and southern Minnesota. That means it's only a matter of time before the leaves drop. You may think ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The fall season is quickly wrapping up and, as the winter chill inches closer, the life cycle of fall colors will end, leaving trees with only their branches left to stand. Throughout ...

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.

Before the advent of pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween decorations, the most reliable indication of autumn’s arrival lay in the tree canopy as its greens gave way to yellows and reds and its leaves ...

Andrew Richardson, an ecologist at Northern Arizona University, maintains a camera at Hart Prairie, about 8,000 feet above sea level on the west side of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff. While ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to end up ...

Michigan's parks and backroads fill up each fall with people looking for the most spectacular leaf colors. If you're considering a scenic drive, now may be the time to plan; fall colors aren't far ...

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 ...