Science

Shallow cumulus clouds tend to disappear early on in a solar eclipse. Scientists think they now know why.

There are less than two months until the most anticipated astronomical event of 2024. It is the first total eclipse in nearly a century, and New York has been preparing for this moment. Gov. Kathy Hochul shared the state’s plans to ensure a unique, safe and inspiring experience for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who hope to see the…

Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights. But a new study suggests that’s not exactly what’s going on. Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects’ innate navigational systems. This cause them to flutter in confusion around porch lamps, street...

This year’s dual emergence is a rare, synchronized event that last occurred in 1803.

A leap year occurs when one day is added to the calendar every four years.

Scientists with the Schmidt Ocean Institute believe the reefs are thousands of years old.

Chromhidrosis is a disorder of the sweat glands that manifests with colored sweat on the face, in the underarms, or on the areola of the breasts.

Researchers at Columbia University studied data from alcohol-related and substance-related hospital visits in New York State over 20 years.

Scientists started to realize all these hominins weren’t our direct ancestors. Instead, they were more like our cousins: lineages that split off from a common source and headed in different directions

Among the winners was Jan Zalasiewicz of Poland who earned the chemistry and geology prize for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks.

Researchers found a link between sedentary lifestyles and chronic illnesses that are linked with increased dementia risk.

Boogie boarders caught some waves in bioluminescence at Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 5.

Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called “forever chemicals” that could make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, researchers have found.

The beach is the place to be to beat the summer heat, but how safe really is the water to swim? A new study suggests that there may be more pollution off the Jersey Shore than previously realized.

A new study from Monmouth University suggests there’s more pollution off the Jersey Shore than we realize. Adam Harding reports.

The balloon came equipped with a GoPro camera to record the journey, as well as some snacks — but not for eating on the way.

The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that he’s calculated where life in plastic exists.

Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky.

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.