The process of changing leaf colors is often referred to as “fall foliage.” But what exactly happens scientifically to cause this change?

Facing the wind: How trees behave across various forest settings and weather events Researchers in Japan and France identify two primary tree movement patterns that help them survive high winds and ...

Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage.

The changing climate means that autumn may not always progress as expected. In 2022, trees that normally flower in spring had ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Previous studies have examined how trees react to wind, but it remains unclear whether these responses are consistent across ...

With the wind we experienced last week, most of the deciduous trees lost their leaves. However there are some oaks and young beech trees that will hang onto their leaves for a while. When the trees ...

During some convective storms, downdrafts can have enough force to snap or completely uproot trees in a phenomenon known as ...

Rumors about Tesla CEO Elon Musk buying YouTube have been spreading rapidly. This came after a video by the YouTube channel, Voyager, claimed that Musk had allegedly announced the purchase. The ...

As we reach the end of leaf peeping season here in the Northeast, yards filled with piles crunchy leaves and the roar of leaf blowers are familiar sights and sounds of autumn. It's common practice to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine is seen 35 miles east of Montauk Point, N.Y., on Dec ...

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