earth sciences

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...

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...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials toured several orphaned and abandoned energy well sites with federal officials in We...

GENEVA — An autonomous robot — a base on wheels fitted with computer vision technology that snaps images of grapevines in near real-time — rolls down ...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Allegany County will host its annual soil pH clinic for residents to bring in soil for a free pH test. A ga...

The glorious weather of late — with crisp early morning lows in the upper 40s to low 50s and then bright sunshine, blue skies and highs in the upper 7...

Following the cold front that brought storms and heavy rainfall to much of the area — including a confirmed tornado near Friendship Friday night — as ...

Following a rapid dip in local temperatures — resulting in a frost advisory issued by the National Weather Service for this morning — the forecast for...

Those looking to mark the unofficial end of summer this weekend with a cookout or other outdoor activity may want to hold off until Sunday or Monday, ...

A brief end-of-August heat wave is on the way, as the Olean area is predicted to see daytime highs in the upper 80s early this week before temperature...

The Olean area will likely experience a bit of autumnal weather this week, as a mass of cool air from Canada will bring temperatures down to well belo...

While traces of smoke from Canadian wildfires has somewhat affected the air quality over Olean and Cattaraugus County the past few days, the area has ...

After a record-setting month of tornadoes and extreme weather in Upstate New York, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday he is doubling down on his push t...

A once-in-a-lifetime adventure, the Arctic Polar Marathon is set for Sept. 8 at Ilimanaq, Disko Bay in Greenland, and a runner with local ties will be...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Four years ago, the rise of remote work created a new version of the American dream: No longer forced to live close to the office, mi...