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 ...

It’s officially fall in the northern hemisphere, but depending where you are, it might not look like it. From Maine and Vermont to New York, tourists often flock to the U.S. East Coast to see the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mid-October has arrived, and although foliage in some parts of the U.S. are just beginning to display the vibrant colors of fall, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan's fall colors are a pretty sight, but as leaves start dropping to the ground, they suddenly become your next yard chore.

It's almost peak leaf peeping season in the New York City area, when the colors of fall are seen in full, but it's looking a little different this year. Recent weather patterns are causing leaves to ...

Deciding whether to rake leaves depends on your property type and gardening goals. Leaving leaves on the ground provides shelter for insects and recycles nutrients into the soil. Thick layers of wet ...

NASHVILLE, Ind. — The leaves are slowly starting to change across central Indiana, but the peak of the beautiful fall colors will happen a little later this year. “It’s going to be an interesting fall ...

With 81 percent of its land cloaked in forest — some 34 billion trees — New England is the gold standard for glowing fall foliage. That's the good news for "leaf-peepers" in waiting. The bad? There ...

As the outside world normally is around this time each November, things have changed a lot. Many trees are already devoid of leaves while others are still covered with colorful ones. When the ...