Autumn officially began last Sunday, although the true harbinger of autumn — those ubiquitous pumpkin-flavored drinks and treats — began appearing at my morning coffee stop nearly a month ago! Autumn ...

Leaves can be enjoyed for their shade, autumn colors, or taste, and the arrangement of leaves on a plant is a practical way to identify a species. However, the details of how plants control their leaf ...

Fall color is at its peak across much of Ohio. Not only are our deciduous trees beginning to drop their leaves but evergreens are too. Seasonal leaf drop is a normal part of the growth cycle of most ...

Leaves of temperate deciduous trees glow in all their yellow and red glory just before falling, signalling that autumn has come. This process, called leaf senescence, allows trees to prepare for the ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have identified a self-?regulating mechanism in European deciduous trees that limits their growing-?season length: Trees that photosynthesise more in spring and summer lose ...

Researchers have identified a self-regulating mechanism in European deciduous trees that limits their growing-season length: Trees that photosynthesize more in spring and summer lose their leaves ...