Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that's more potent than carbon dioxide. The culprit? Tiny bits of decomposing leaves in soil. This ...

A person picks up a handful of leaves to use as fertilizer in the garden. - Maksym Belchenko/Getty Images Fall might be the perfect season for many — the crisp, cool air, the beautiful colors, and the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 21, 2019) A study at the University of Maine (UMaine) finds that adding blackberry leaf litter in stormwater catch basins creates an “ecological trap,” enticing mosquito ...

It wasn’t too many years ago that in October and November, we could smell the smoke from burning leaves almost every day. Gardeners who knew about the potential benefits of those leaves were ...

These days the beautiful falling leaves of autumn are quite a nuisance for some, especially if several deciduous trees are in the neighborhood. Windblown autumn leaves do not respect property lines.

Are the leaves piling up in your yard? You might want to think twice about trying to rake them away, experts say. Some experts have recommended for years that we leave the leaves where they land, and ...

As leaves across America make their annual autumn pilgrimage from the treetops to the ground, lawn and wildlife experts say it's better to leave them around than to bag them. First, because it keeps ...