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Title: Why Do Leaves Change Color?

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Description: Leave it to nature to cushion the onset of cold weather with a literal golden lining. In exchange for red ears and runny noses, come fall, we get a sight for so

Open Graph Description: As days shorten and temperatures drop, broadleaf trees pull off a colorful chemical vanishing act.

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