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Sep 29, 2015 10:32 AM EDT

New York City May Risk Future Flooding as Climate Change Worsens

New York City may face future flood risks as climate change continues. Scientists have found that as sea levels rise and as storms worsen, the city may be in for some rising waters during hurricanes.

Jun 02, 2015 07:53 PM EDT

Many New Yorkers Are Sitting More Each Day, Study Suggests

New findings published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease reveal that despite mass transportation and wide stretches of areas to walk through, including parks, many New Yorkers are living predominately sedentary lives.

Oct 14, 2014 12:30 PM EDT

The Rats of New York City Carry More Diseases Than Expected

New York City is known for its rats. They can be found in subways, skirting trash bags and skirting building corners. Now, though, scientists have taken a closer look at these rats and have identified bacterial pathogens that these rats may be carrying.

Feb 18, 2014 04:34 PM EST

New York Environmentalists Propose Mass Killings of Invasive Swan Species

Attentiveness toward animals, nature, climate, and all other wonderful aspects of our Earth have increased over the past 30 years, with environmentalists and scientists leading the charge. But now, a conflicting development is occurring in New York State.