Artist’s illustration of the Local Bubble with star formation occurring on the bubble’s surface. Scientists have now shown how a chain of events beginning 14 million years ago with a set of powerful supernovae led to the creation of the vast bubble, responsible for the formation of all young starsContinue Reading
Unprecedented Emissions Reduction Retrofit Projects Will Serve as Models for Urban Sustainability in Cold Climates Part of $6.8 Billion NYSERDA Effort to Decarbonize Buildings Across New York Supports Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 85 Percent by 2050 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $20 million has been awarded toContinue Reading
Hands & Heart Garden Renovation. Photo: NYC Parks. GreenThumb added three brand new gardens, delivered 300,000 seeds and 100,000 plant starts, and installed hundreds of raised garden beds in 2021 FY22 PlayFair funding contributed to 24 garden overhauls and renovations in 2021 – up from 10 in 2019, and 15Continue Reading
Photo: Central Park Conservancy Many American urbanites’ experience of nature begins and ends with their city’s public park system. Fifty percent of all New Yorkers, for example, report that the only time they spend in a natural environment is in city parks. There are over one million acres of urbanContinue Reading
$3 Million in Grants and Services Awarded to Teams to Advance Solutions that Reduce Air Pollution, Enhance Electrification, and Grow Mobility in Underserved Communities Supports the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Nation-Leading Goal for an 85 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 17Continue Reading
The gaping jaws of a scientifically accurate model of megalodon—the biggest predatory fish of all time—greets visitors as the start of the exhibition. Photo: D. Finnin/© AMNH NEW EXHIBITION BRINGS VISITORS FACE TO FACE WITH VAST DIVERSITY OF SHARK SPECIES AND REVEALS SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT ONE OF THE OCEAN’S MAGNIFICENTContinue Reading
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched at 7:20 a.m. EST Saturday on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, South America. A joint effort with ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb observatory is NASA’s revolutionary flagship mission to seek the light fromContinue Reading
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Four teams led by top universities move to next phase of competition dedicated to advancing New York City as a leader in the development of urban climate solutions Mayor Bill de Blasio and The Trust for Governors Island (the Trust) announcedContinue Reading
Governor Hochul Announces 79.7-Megawatt Roaring Brook Wind Farm Now Operational In North Country Newest Operating Large-Scale Wind Project Pushes New York’s Installed Land-Based Wind Power to Nearly 2,200 Megawatts, Enough Clean Energy to Serve More than a Half Million Homes Spurs $167 Million in Private Investment and Created More ThanContinue Reading
Artist’s conception of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben Instrument Made by Scientists and Engineers at the Center for Astrophysics Has Helped Verify That—for the First Time in History—a Spacecraft Has Entered the Corona of the Sun A spacecraft launched by NASA hasContinue Reading
