Are fleas as interesting as whales? What is the likelihood of passing down a kidney disease? And how likely are you to be swept away by a tornado? Those are some of the questions NPR science reporter Nell Greenfieldboyce grapples with in her new book “Transient and Strange: Notes On the Science of Life.” The book includes a number of essays considering the intersection of the wonders of the universe with the personal. Greenfieldboyce has been heard pm WAMC since joining NPR in 2005.
We speak with New York State Assemblyman Phil Steck, a Democrat from Colonie who is on the Judiciary Committee leading the impeachment inquiry into...
New York state Senator Betty Little, a Republican from the 45th district, is retiring at the end of the year after 25 years in...
The New York state budget is due in a week. We break down the stakes and differences with Sam Mellins of New York Focus.