SCHENECTADY – Downtown Schenectady will play host to the 32nd annual Kids Arts Festival on Saturday. This year’s event will take place noon to 4 p.m. on the streets around Schenectady City Hall and ...

In the wake of the catastrophic Chicxulub asteroid impact roughly 66 million years ago, three-quarters of the plant and ...

In 1937 the French poet and philosopher Paul Valéry published “Reflections on the World Today,” in which he originated one of literature’s great lines: “The problem with our times is that the future ...

Sometimes, tropical cyclones cause animals to evolve to survive storms more easily, and sometimes they lead to mass migration or extinction. Mention hurricane and images of devastation usually fill ...

Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But users said service was slow and spotty in some areas, with apps like YouTube and Instagram ...

We should all strive to be curious, open-minded, and seek to get as close to the objective truth as possible. However, this ...

By Eric Washburn When I was a kid growing up in Aurora in the late 1960s and early 1970s, one of my favorite things to do was ...

Flowering plants survived Earth’s worst disasters, including the asteroid strike that ended the dinosaurs, while many others ...

After years of operating in relative darkness for a company of its size and ambitions, Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally pulled back ...

A global conservation observance enters its 26th year this week with a new website, expanded resources and a renewed push to ...

The legendary “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” actor gave the commencement speech during a graduation ceremony on May 11, ...

Earth has a flair for dramatic resets, though it usually takes millions of years to deliver them. Over its long history, life has been knocked back by volcanic eruptions, climate swings, changing seas ...