Micro Wave: Why Do Leaves Change Color During Fall?

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 8 a.m.

Botanist and founder of #BlackBotanistsWeek Tanisha Williams explains why some leaves change color during fall and what shorter days and colder temperatures have to do with it.

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