We’re not about four seasons, we’re about water and drought and heat and fire.”But why do the fagus and other plants colour their leaves in autumn? Why do some trees lose their leaves, but others ...

The autumn garden can be as colourful as the summer one, but it’s not only the brilliance of flowering plants like rudbeckia and dahlias which set the scene, it’s the fantastic hues you get as ...

Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer ...

Whenever autumn arrives, whether in a blaze of brilliant leaves or with subtle changes in the life cycles of flora and fauna, the season holds a special beauty. Natural-science illustrations combine ...

In China, the Autumn equinox is a moon festival. Chinese families eat moon cakes and round foods like watermelons, oranges and green soybeans. Tree leaf colours have been arriving later across ...

But autumn means winter is on the way. And whilst we're having fun, trees have to get ready for the coming cold snap. Leaves trap sunlight to make food, in a process called photosynthesis.

Joan Crawford turns in a stunning performance as an aging spinster who, in the autumn of her years, marries a good-looking younger man (Robertson) only to find that he has a very tormented past ...