In space, no one checks your ID (but they do on Earth)
By GREGORY ZELLER // New examinations of the universe’s “baby photos” have confirmed what some scientists suspected all along: Existence, as we know it, began 13.8 billion years ago. That’s…
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As staycations soar, Jones Beach gets its game on
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let the games begin at Jones Beach State Park, where the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has officially completed a multimillion-dollar…
As summer sizzles, East End farmers make their stand
By KATE FULLAM // July on the East End of Long Island is magical (aside from the traffic). Foodies marvel at the local bounty, which starts trending now toward its…
Applied DNA ups ante, again, with Clinical Labs spinoff
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Long Island’s busiest biotechs has spun off another local startup, this time focused on testing its own potential breakthroughs. Stony Brook-based Applied DNA Sciences,…
Tomorrow’s turbines, today, on SBU supercomputers
By GREGORY ZELLER // Supercomputers, artificial intelligence and next-generation turbine controls will work together to design the offshore wind farms of the future – a key step for the burgeoning…
At Janam, taking the marketplace’s temperature
By GREGORY ZELLER // A Long Island innovator known for its tough-as-nails tech is displaying a soft touch as workplaces reopen in the Age of Coronavirus. Actually, no touch –…
Phase Four arrives on LI, with bombs bursting in air
By GREGORY ZELLER // Strap yourselves in, Long Island, but keep strapping on those facemasks. And batten the hatches for some political fallout, too – Phase Four has arrived, with…
After perpetuating racism, marketing/PR must step up
By DAVID CHAUVIN // In the weeks following the brutal, inexplicable murder of George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis by a man sworn to protect him, this country has…
A smarter approach to pandemic-era research funding
By MITCH MAIMAN // It’s heartening to see both the business and charitable investments going into COVID-19 research. I’m certain that the institutions and individuals making these investments want to…
The first-ever Crushies are, um, in the can
By GREGORY ZELLER // A little later than expected – but still fresh – the first national competition saluting the best in craft-beer marketing has announced its inaugural champions, including…
Feedback should lift employees, not beat them down
By ELIZABETH UZZO // Constructive feedback is one of the most positive and productive things a manager can offer employees. Too often, feedback is perceived as intimidating or scary by…
Report links LI pandemic recovery to racial equality
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new socioeconomic study ties Long Island’s post-pandemic economic recovery inexorably to race. Sensing an “unprecedented opportunity” in the confluence of the global COVID-19 pandemic and…
From the SoMAS weather desk: Bad storms coming
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the Never Rains But It Pours file comes this grim long-range forecast, courtesy of Stony Brook University: It’s gonna rain, hard. Like, biblical hard. So…
A pinch of extra personality for Hamptons meal maker
By GREGORY ZELLER // A celebrity chef with connections to Bobby Flay, Bloomingdale’s and President Donald Trump will spice up the menu of a Hamptons-based meal service. Honest Plate –…
Sustainable land-use: A pandemic-recovery priority
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We are at a pivotal moment in history. The unlikely but seismic convergence of a global pandemic, economic collapse and sudden, stark protest of social…