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Autumn

Fall leaves cover a hill above a river.

‘Leaf peeping’ is huge in New England. Will climate change alter tourism?

Environment

Each fall, millions of tourists come to New England to see the changing leaves. It’s big business. But climate change is moving the calendar.

Temple-hopping (or: the temples are hopping)

Arts, Culture & Media

Ali Smith’s “Autumn”

Arts, Culture & Media

The Living on Earth Almanac

The Living on Earth Almanac

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about…poet John Keats who 180 years ago paid tribute to the coming season in his ode “To Autumn.”

The World

Farm in Fall: Autumn Reminiscences

Author Jane Brox’s fifth essay in a series on the seasons at her family farm in Dracut, Massachusetts brings the year full cycle to the autumn apple harvest and the anniversary of her father’s death.

Foliage Prognosis: Fair

This year, autumn leaves in New England rate bland on the color charts. One scientist tells us why.