Cold Spring Hills nursing home on Long Island is set to close in the coming months after a potential buyer backed out of a deal to save the financially ailing facility.

The cuts in funding to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are one of many being proposed to science and research centers across ...

Monday’s extreme wind gusts ushered in a reinforcing dose of cold air that will stay with us through the workweek. The gusts have relaxed somewhat, but they still have a bite on exposed skin. And the ...

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA. The gene is called NOVA1, and in our own species, it is remarkably unique. While ...

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us communicate in a novel way. Speech allowed us to ...

If the Soto pursuit was a feverish process that ended in the Mets stealing him from the crosstown Yankees for just $15 million more, the Alonso slog was a staring match that owner Steve Cohen called ...

A perfect metaphor for the unsuccessful extension talks between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays can be found in the disparate usages of the word close by the all-star first baseman, GM ...

The National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a cold weather advisory for much of western and central New York for Tuesday ...

Get ready for another cold, windy day around NYC, Long Island and New Jersey. Plus, we have some updates on potential snow.

Astronomically speaking, the first day of spring is marked by the spring equinox, which always happens on March 19, 20 or 21.

Damaging high winds followed a weekend winter storm that generated snow, ice, and rain, setting the stage for a cold week ...