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 ...

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 ...

Governor Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order aimed at increasing road salt deliveries as many areas of the state face ...

So you’d like to follow Spring Training. Maybe you’re sick of winter -- the cold, the ice, the snow -- and are ready to dive ...

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 cut in federal funding to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are one of many being proposed to science and research centers on ...

The U.S. senator says bipartisan work and region’s talent has helped LI become a ‘mecca of health innovation and research’ ...

Warmer autumns and more “false” springs are disrupting the signals grapevines rely on to gain cold hardiness for the winter and blossom effectively in the spring, according to new research from ...

A girl on Long Island is speaking out after a clinical trial for Spinal Muscular Atrophy was cut by President Trump ...

Long Island researchers and patients are urging the Trump administration to reconsider cuts to NIH research funding.

The good news is the area should get a break from frigid temperatures next week when thermometers will rise above the ...

The storm is part of a blast of winter weather as the polar vortex stretches, allowing arctic cold to tumble down from Canada ...