The autumn sweater weather and early sunsets are giving way to the beauty of fall's changing leaf colors. Here's when and what to know about the peak fall foliage 2025 in the Northeast. After the ...

October is finally here, and with it comes more fall foliage reaching its peak throughout the U.S. Each year, as trees begin to store a chemical called chlorophyll, their leaves lose their green ...

In Western North Carolina, the highest elevations are past peak, but as fall color moves down the slopes, mid-elevation areas are expected to be at their most vibrant. ASHEVILLE – As the highest ...

It’s that time of the year. The leaves are starting to change colors. This week the National Weather Service in Atlanta shared the satellite image above showing fall foliage changes in the Appalachian ...

A plant's genetics are a primary factor in determining its potential for vibrant fall colors. Weather, specifically cool nights and sunny days, helps produce the red pigments in leaves. Healthy, ...

Behind every autumn leaf lies a chemical shift-chlorophyll fading, carotenoids glowing, anthocyanins rising-that turns survival into spectacle. Every autumn, landscapes across much of the world ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - It is almost October, and many higher-elevation parts of the country are seeing peak fall colors as the leaves change. Across the Rockies and the Olympic mountain ranges, vibrant ...

Mid-October has arrived, and although foliage in some parts of the U.S. are just beginning to display the vibrant colors of fall, foliage in other parts of the country hasn’t been as colorful as ...

Portland, Maine — Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have dulled this year's autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.

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 ...

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 ...