Bronx Zoo rehabs 800 box turtles seized from traffickers at New York-area airports
Photo Credit: Terria Clay / Wildlife Conservation Society More than 800 North American box turtles taken from traffickers…
Leonard Peltier’s Artwork to Be Featured at New York City Exhibition
Overview: Leonard Peltier, the longtime American Indian Movement activist and elder, will be honored through an exhibition of…
New York’s Bronx River logs its first wild otter sighting in roughly 100 years
Photo Credit: RJ Hawkins; iStock A newly documented river otter along the Bronx River marks the first such…
After years of legal fights, New York’s Elizabeth Street Garden wins a lasting reprieve
Photo Credit: Getty Images After a yearslong battle over what would become of it, Elizabeth Street Garden —…
New York tenants say rats run over their feet at affordable housing lottery building
Outside an affordable housing building in the Bronx, residents say rats have become an all-too-common sight, scurrying across…
Witness says smoke spread between Bronx manholes while nearby New York buildings went dark
Residents in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx were dealing with a daylong loss of basic electric service…
Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Sierra Club Sue Over STAMP Zoning Agreement in Western New York
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club have filed a lawsuit challenging a zoning agreement they say…
Bronx Zoo’s rare foal marks a comeback for horse species once near extinction
A rare foal born at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is offering a hopeful sign for…
Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center approved despite local backlash
Photo Credit: Getty Images A massive “hyperscale” data center in Utah has been approved despite protests from residents. …
Queen bees cheat death by breathing underwater for days
Queen bees possess a shocking and extraordinary ability straight out of science fiction: They can breathe underwater for…
Tourists spark heated debate over controversial trend taking over Brooklyn Bridge: ‘It’s just … disgusting’
The old adage about one man’s trash being another’s treasure is currently playing out between tourists and townies…
‘Miles long, miles wide, and very high’
Photo Credit: Getty Images Massive data centers are the backbone of artificial intelligence, but their size and energy…