earth sciences

SALAMANCA — If consistent cold weather sticks around Salamanca this winter, a small warming hut will keep skaters warm at the Bill Flanigan Memorial I...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina event will develop this...

While the week begins with colder than normal temperatures and even the chance of some snowflakes, the National Weather Service predicts warmer, dry w...

After the unseasonable warmth the area experienced so far this autumn, this week will see temperatures drop back to where they should be for this time...

After the unseasonable warmth the area has experienced so far this autumn, the coming week will see temperatures drop back to where they should be for...

October is here, the leaves are turning and pumpkins and Halloween decorations are beginning to appear in front yards. With that said, while overnight...

DELEVAN — A former ski area in Cattaraugus County is officially the newest state forest. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday ...

Except for the small chance that remnants of Hurricane Helene may touch the area, the first week of October should be mainly dry and slightly warmer t...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pa...

ALBANY (TNS) — News this week that an Ulster Country resident died of Eastern equine encephalitis — the first case in the state since 2015 — triggered...

Setting Realistic Expectations for Harvesting a Buck with “Large” Antlers Across New York State whitetail bucks have begun shedding the velvet that ha...

Following Saturday’s storms and Monday’s rainfall — the first measurable precipitation since Sept. 8 — more rain was expected for today and Wednesday,...

Over the last two decades, my mother has devoted herself to creating a small homestead farm in Upstate New York. I’ve had a front-row seat to the trib...

Following an extended period of hot, dry weather — Saturday's storms marked the first measurable rainfall since Sept. 8 — the coming week is expected ...

The state is seeking participants in a new survey to help better understand typical rock salt use by New Yorkers and public awareness regarding the po...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension has changed the date of its annual Soil pH Clinic from Sept. 21 to Sept. 28. It will be held from 10 to 11:30 ...

OLEAN — A document more than 20 years old is to at least temporarily guide work to prevent more sewage discharges into the Allegheny River. The Common...

While temperatures this week will likely not reach the scorching highs of the past several days, the National Weather Service predicts they will remai...