The season is known as both “fall” and “autumn.” The word “autumn” comes from Latin, while “fall” originated in 17th-century Britain as a shortening of the phrase “fall of the leaf.” While both are ...

Autumn officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Monday, 22 September, as the autumnal equinox ushers in the first day of fall. At this celestial milestone, the sun crosses directly over the ...

Fall is a season where the leaves change colour, temperatures drop, and everything suddenly tastes like pumpkin spice. Those are some fairly standard fall facts. But there's a lot of interesting ...