Some of the penguins at the aquarium are in their 30s, which is double the normal life expectancy of African penguins in the wild.

The tail, er, tale, began in August when the cat appeared at a venue that might seem counterintuitive, given the traditional ...

Kevin Brown pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of drug and gun possession and keeping seven fighting dogs in squalid ...

Lace up your running shoes and put on some green Saturday morning if you're interested in some exercise and good-natured ...

With an uptick in families naming their children after slain hostages Kfir and Ariel Bibas and their mother Shiri, the ...

Measures to protect the Island from foot-and-mouth disease have been 'stepped up' by government. It follows a confirmed outbreak in Hungary this week. The highly contagious disease was discovered on a ...

City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a push that would ban the sale of new furs in Chicago. Proponents say a ban ...

Here’s some public health news that New Yorkers can use– from the latest bird flu confirmation in the state, to a look into ...

East End brush fires shocked some residents and evoked memories of those who lived through the Sunrise Fire of 1995.

Bird flu was detected at a Staten Island live poultry market last week, according to the New York state Department of ...

Alderpeople rejected Ald. Ray Lopez's (15th) proposal to ban the sale of all new fur products by a 19-26 vote. Local fur shop ...

When egg prices are high, people hold off on making omelets. When the prices of eggs stay high, and in fact continue to rise due to circumstances like bird flu, people start feeling the pressure on ...