The Chemistry Behind The Different Colors Of Autumn Leaves

Sarah Zhang, Gizmodo
Thu, 09/18/2014 - 11:25am

At some point when you were a wee child, your parents or teachers probably gave you a simple—but incomplete—explanation of why leaves change color in the fall: green chlorophyll fades to reveal the yellows and oranges that have been there all along. That's true, but that's not the whole chemical story.

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