One of the wonderful things about the change of the seasons is that it forces you to pay attention. In autumn, you notice the shifting colour in the trees, the briskness of the air and the soft crunch ...

With countryside paths littered with autumn acorns, conservation charities have explained the bumper crop is all down to Britain having a "mast year". The National Trust said a "mast year" occurs ...

The autumn equinox may now be behind us but there's a reason why this season might be feeling more autumnal than normal. If it seems like you have been noticing more acorns on the trees than normal ...

Pelting people and cars like stones, big and abundant acorns are falling with a loud thud this year. “This is what our arborists call a big mast year for acorns,” said Wendy Fox, press secretary for ...

Autumn is the season of humility. Leaves begin to accept their changing colors and age. The beach waters submit to the lowering temperatures. Children put away their shorts and swim suits and accept ...

The recent rain has put the brakes on a ‘false autumn’ after fears the hot, dry conditions of summer might cause plants stress. Deer at some National Trust sites have been gorging on the abundant ...

As leaves change color and fall to the ground around Ohio this autumn, so do the acorns. But are there less of them this year? That could be true, thanks to a below average production of acorns from ...

Acorns bounce like ping-pong balls on the sidewalk. Hickory nuts plop onto the lawn. Walnuts fall with a thud on the ground. These trees are pummeling anything and everything below their branches.