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Did you know that Almanac.com now gives you access to hundreds of articles and features? To get you started, we've highlighted a sampling of our favorites for the season.

Fall Foliage: Why Do Autumn Leaves Change Color

Why do autumn leaves change color? What type of trees—and weather—produce the most vivid fall foliage? Read on . . .

Spring Tonics

A Spring Tonic, using the early greens of spring, may be just the thing you need to get through this month!

Astrology

Setting Chicken Eggs by the Moon's Sign

Want chickens that are healthier and mature faster? Set your eggs by the Moon's sign by following our simple instructions below!

Astronomy

Greatest Sky Events of the Past 200 Years

What are some of Earth's greatest sky events? Here's the Almanac's take on the most spectacular, memorable, and even scary sky phenomena visible to the naked eye since 1792.

Aurora

Greatest Sky Events of the Past 200 Years

What are some of Earth's greatest sky events? Here's the Almanac's take on the most spectacular, memorable, and even scary sky phenomena visible to the naked eye since 1792.

Babies & Children

Moon Lore: Birthing and Courting

The Moon has a personal relationship with us all, and folklore has it that courting and birthing are influenced by the Moon. 

Back-to-Basics Living

Setting Chicken Eggs by the Moon's Sign

Want chickens that are healthier and mature faster? Set your eggs by the Moon's sign by following our simple instructions below!

Backyard Birds

Weather Proverbs and Prognostics: Birds

Whether you're wondering when to expect rain, or if a cold winter or dry summer is ahead of you, birds have a way of helping us find out! Here is a collection of some of our favorite bird weather proverbs and prognostics.