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A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiativ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A recent bungled health warning over black plastic spatulas didn’t help faltering trust in science. First, researchers warned us to t...

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...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Now that the vast majority of Americans don’t smoke, it’s hard to know what we’re supposed to do about the recent news that 40% of ca...

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a speed and in ways that were unanticipated even by the foremost AI experts. Just a few decades ago, AI was la...

For years, residents of South Dayton in Cattaraugus County have been dealing with an unsightly and undrinkable reality — turning on their taps only to...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Congress blew its chance Monday to give Americans some insight into the COVID pandemic that dominated our lives for years. Following ...

NEW YORK (TNS) —New Yorkrecorded a major uptick in the use of the state’s red flag law following the deadlyBuffalomass shooting this spring. Gov. Kath...

The ways we think about the COVID-19 pandemic have evolved with the virus: In 2020, it was a potentially deadly threat we could avoid by being careful...

If you’re planning a campfire this summer, think ahead to prevent wildfires, state officials said Thursday. New York State Department of Environmental...

We’re well into the heating season now and the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York reminds everyone to follow some simple tips when prepari...

From taking a bite from crime to building homes, from “minicomputers” guiding construction work to cleaning up Olean Creek, here’s a look back on the ...

BELMONT — Lead poisoning is a danger to every child and baby, but it is also the most preventable environmental disease in children. Lead is a metal a...

BELMONT — Allegany County’s Early Childhood Development and Education Coalition are joining forces with Every Bottom Covered, a diaper bank in Buffalo...

In a recent article the medical chief for Olean General Hospital, Dr. William Mills, noted that, “Vaccine panic is not warranted.” At best, Dr. Mills ...

Where do you feel safe during a COVID-19 spike? In a dentist’s grip? A barber’s chair? On an airplane? In an airport? How about a restaurant? Does it ...

The Pfizer vaccine, along with its likely successors, is a very good thing for the U.S. and the world. Yet it's also likely to reshape America in some...

ALBANY (TNS ) — More than 1,000 scientists and academic professionals, citing what they are calling a climate crisis, are urging state Comptroller Tho...