Science news articles about 'autumn'

... weather systems originating from the subtropical Indian Ocean that are conducive to late autumn rainfall across Victoria. The researchers found that since 1950 the spatially alternating high and low ...

Biologists are preparing to watch and listen to an autumn phenomenon of swarming bat "discos".

(PhysOrg.com) -- One sign of autumn is the leaves turning colour, but why do some turn red? This question ... been put forward to explain leaf colour change in autumn. Now, Dr Thomas Döring, a visiting ...

Austrian scientists unravel the secrets behind the dramatic colours of autumn.

Domesticated apple trees' green leaves have re-ignited the debate surrounding autumn leaf colour change.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce "Big Bang" conditions is set to restart this autumn, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Friday.

... winter," said Marshall Shepherd, a meteorologist and lead author of the study. On the other hand, wet autumns and winters examined in the study had nearly twice as many spring tornado days as drought ...

Russians will 'enjoy' genetically modified trees this autumn. Russian scientists have created transgenic birch and aspen. Researchers from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, who are creators of ...

Botanists say they have solved the mystery of why autumn trees in Europe are yellow, while those in America are red.

... of the chlorophyll pigment in the leaves. The change in color to red or yellow as autumn approaches is not the result of the leaves' dying, but of a series of processes – which differ between the red ...

... the fall, the splendidly colorful leaves adorning the trees are a delight to the eye. In Europe these autumn leaves are mostly yellow, while the United States and East Asia boast lustrous red foliage ...

This year, fall starts Tuesday, because that is when the so-called autumnal equinox occurs (at 5:18 p.m. EDT).

Conservationists say there could be more spiders and daddy long legs than usual this autumn because of favourable breeding conditions

... This Patagonian winter resort town wears a mantle of white in the South American autumn. But it's not from early snows.

... the amount of time needed for athletic fields to establish before they could successfully support autumn sports. We also wanted to see if the amount of time (to establish the fields) was affected by ...