This autumn, embrace puddles. Even tiny pools of water can be essential for birds, trees and pets — from washing away chemicals on leaves to forcing worms to emerge.
Articles on Autumn
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Warmer temperatures cannot increase the amount of carbon deciduous trees absorb in each growing season, a new study suggests.
Exercise can improve mood and mental health, which may drop during the winter months.
Global warming has increased plant growth and helped offset increases in carbon dioxide emissions.
Many deciduous trees put on a dazzling fall foliage display. But coniferous evergreens hold on to their needles and stay green. A biologist breaks down these different survival strategies.
Record-breaking summer heat might mean trees delay and mute their autumn hues.
The hottest Australian summer on record is ending, and it’s likely we’ve got a warm, dry autumn to come.
The reason we have seasons is because, during its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted.
Dropping leaves might seem like a waste, but plants are actually saving nutrients.
With fall almost upon us, there’s a lot we can learn from the changing season.
The female body should maintain warmth better than the male, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.
Here’s the science behind the amazing colours we should see on British trees this year.
The climate system is in a foul mood. From “angry summer” to “abnormal autumn” – we’re running out of words to describe the relentless extreme weather that Australia is experiencing as global temperatures…
If you’ve been for a leisurely stroll in your local park recently, you’ve probably noticed that autumn is in full swing. All manner of brightly coloured leaves cover the ground and this fact alone is cause…
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