physical sciences

NEW YORK (TNS) — One of the first and most promising uses scientists envision for the rapidly evolving technology of quantum computing is a new approa...

Social media and other reports have predicted that a smiley face will greet us as we glance skyward early Friday, but a report on an award-winning sci...

It’s still winter — both on the calendar and in the weather report — but we get a big boost in exposure to daylight this weekend. Daylight Saving Time...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a p...

ST. BONAVENTURE — A group of St. Bonaventure University science faculty and students shared the excitement and fun of science with children and famili...

Through an anonymous donation of $15,000, the Olean Historical Society was able to put a new black metal roof on Gov. Frank Higgins’ carriage house du...

Earth’s moon has some company — a “mini moon.” According to Associated Press, the mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at ...

Diseased rose bushes will be removed this month from the North Union Street corridor. City officials reported Friday that due to the presence of rose ...

It’s early September and it’s already feeling like fall in the morning and one can perceive a hint of color in the leaves here and there. Soon the glo...

ALFRED — Alfred State College has added 49 new faculty and staff members as the 2024-25 academic year is underway. • New employees in the Division of ...

So the peak of the full moon for August was Monday, but it’s still worth mentioning that it will appear full tonight — and it’s the first of four stra...

The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday, the Ass...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University will benefit from aid from the National Science Foundation, the area’s congressman reported Monday. U.S. ...

BUFFALO — Many area students graduated from the University at Buffalo after this past winter and spring semesters. The graduates are, listed by hometo...

ALLEGANY — Join the Challenger Learning Center of Allegany for a summer full of fun and learning at a series of summer camps. Camps will be held in Ju...

LOS ANGELES — First came a rare solar eclipse, followed by the northern lights, fueled by a solar storm. The next celestial phenomenon will come next ...