From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.

A woman told police in July that Frieden groped her in his Brooklyn apartment in October 2017.

In recent years, New Yorkers have noted a drastic increase in the number of whale sightings within the city’s waterways.

Researchers find Oriental rat fleas, the insects that can carry plague bacteria, on New York City-dwelling rodents.

Researchers document the bacterial life living among New York City’s transit stations.

Researchers find more than a dozen brand new viruses lurking in rodents inhabiting the Big Apple.

Alan Friedman, who renovated and reinvigorated the New York Hall of Science and pioneered interactive hands-on exhibits, has passed away at age 71.

Scientists have identified a species of cockroach never before seen in the U.S., which was spotted last summer on Manhattan’s West Side.

Three NIH-funded scientists have been arrested for sharing nonpublic data with a company and a Chinese government-sponsored institute.