People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren't the only ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only ...

T he American robin is one of the most familiar backyard birds in the U.S.—so familiar, in fact, it’s the official state bird ...

Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

Matt Mattia used both hands to flip through the branch at his eye level, studying each side of every leaf as sunlight filtered from above.

The first pass is in November (bright yellow); the second pass is in December (orange). Note: The date on the sign marks the beginning of the leaf collection ... spring and fall seasonal dates.

The most common leaf colors of fall are red, yellow, and orange. Some tree species can express several of these colors simultaneously as the season progresses. All leaves start out in summer as green.

In summer, small, purplish-black fruits — which birds love — form, followed by gorgeous red, orange, yellow fall leaf color. These natives are hardy to minus 40 degrees. Eastern redbud ...

Leaves transform with gorgeous warm hues of red, orange and yellow ... Charlotte’s leaf-peeping destinations provide a true autumn experience, right at home. Here are a few places to check ...

Other species, such as red maples and sweet gums, produce new pigments—red and purple anthocyanins—especially for the fall. “Those colored pigments are like a sunscreen for leaf tissue while ...

As more and more of the green color disappears, what is left behind are beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red.While weather conditions are not the primary cause for autumn colors, they ...