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The colorful transition between spring and summer includes the return of green foliage, baby geese wandering in fields, ...

Specialty crops in New York like apples and pumpkins rely heavily on pollinators, so researchers at Cornell University developed a technology to make it easier for farmers to plant wildflowers to ...

Backyard bird activity is high in spring, with Baltimore Orioles being a popular sight at feeders with grape jelly. Other birds like finches, grosbeaks, woodpeckers, and mockingbirds also enjoy jelly, ...

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- "Van Gogh's Flowers" is a new exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx that comb art with the garden's familiar flowers. Inspired by the work of artist ...

Ten New York National Guard soldiers received Purple Hearts for injuries sustained in a 2024 Iranian-backed militia drone attack on a U.S. outpost known as Tower 22 in Jordan. On Jan. 28, 2024, a ...

Ten New York National Guard Soldiers who received the Purple Heart on May 10, 2025 at the Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, N.Y., display their certificates following the ceremony.