New York Almanack

Jan 13, 2025 | newyorkalmanack.com

The New York State Writers Institute at UAlbany has announced its Spring 2025 schedule of events.

Sep 3, 2024 | newyorkalmanack.com | Paul Hetzler

Recent studies show that trained dogs can sense Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, many forms of cancer, and other serious ailments long before symptoms show up. We may not be able to match such an impressive feat, but it turns out we’re not entirely inept when it comes to prescient diagnostics. There are two simple ways to detect grave illness in trees before they start looking overtly ill. The catch is that it’s only possible to do this in late summer when leaves start to change color.

Aug 17, 2024 | newyorkalmanack.com | Liz Covart

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, early North America was a diverse place. It was a place that contained hundreds of distinct Indigenous nations and peoples who spoke at least 2,000 distinct languages prior to European contact.

May 28, 2024 | newyorkalmanack.com | John Warren

On Sunday, May 26th, a 15 -pound dog was bitten by a rattlesnake on the Fifth Peak Trail at Lake George‘s Tongue Mountain Range near Hague, according to an account by the dog’s owner posted to Reddit. “As rare as it occurs in the area, I feel it’s important to share our story and what we learned to potentially save a dog’s life,” the anonymous author wrote. “On the way down, approximately 2 miles from the parking lot, we encountered a rather big snake blocking the trail,” the dog owner explained.

May 7, 2024 | newyorkalmanack.com | Bruce W. Dearstyne

The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution should consider New York State's 1976 Bicentennial themes: materialism, diversity and change.