Are you a fall person or an autumn person? When the leaves start to turn and the air gets crisp, you might hear both “fall” and “autumn” used to describe the season, but which one is correct? They can ...

The air gets crisp, the leaves start to turn, and we break out our cozy sweaters. Of course, we are talking about the first day of fall—also known as the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice.

This year, the autumnal equinox is Sept. 22 — this Sunday, a day when daytime and nighttime hours are about equal. Autumn is the only season with two names, and it originally wasn’t known as either ...

Have you ever wondered why the season autumn is often called fall? Wonder no more. Read the title to this column and you’ll learn what you may have already surmised. “Fall of the leaves” is the phrase ...