This year's swarm of Nomura, the world's largest jellyfish, is one of the worst ever seen in Japan. Scientists believe climate change — the warming of oceans — has allowed Nomura and some of the almost 2,000 jellyfish species to expand their ranges and overall numbers, much as warming has helped ticks, bark beetles and other pests to spread to new latitudes. This audio slideshow offers a look at the jellyfish menace off Japan. (Updated: 11/17/09 11:56 PM )
It was a busy weekend at Ralph Wilson Stadium where local high schools competed in the Section VI championships. News photographer Mark Mulville was there to capture the games in this
audio slideshow.
(Updated: 11/10/09 12:07 PM )
As President Obama nears a decision on sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, fighting continues between coalition forces and Taliban militias determined to destabilize the country. This audio slideshow captures the intense fighting as a U.S. Army unit is ambushed by the Taliban during a patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province. (Updated: 11/07/09 9:02 PM )
Poet Eric Gansworth reads two selections from his forthcoming book "From the Western Door to the Lower West Side," a book of poems set to photographs by Milton Rogovin. (Updated: 10/22/09 9:53 PM )
The Gerald Mead Collection - over 450 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, crafts and video by over 400 artists - is open until Oct. 5 at the Western New York Books Art Center at 468 Washington St. (Updated: 10/22/09 9:34 PM )
China's economy is booming, with its people enjoying rising standards of living. On the downside, China's people are generating vast mountains of trash, posing health, recycling and environmental problems for the country. This audio slideshow takes a look. (Updated: 10/12/09 7:30 PM )
China's economy is booming, with its people enjoying rising standards of living. On the downside, China's people are generating vast mountains of trash, posing health, recycling and environmental problems for the country. This audio slideshow takes a look. (Updated: 10/12/09 7:30 PM )
Lady Di is a lovely purebred collie with a pleasant disposition, just like lots of other dogs dumped at shelters in areas that lack anywhere near enough would-be owners. Unlike all but a lucky few of those animals, she got a plane ride away from death row thanks to Pilots N Paws, a group that moves pets from overwhelmed shelters to communities, often ones with higher median income, where they'll stand a better chance of adoption. This audio slideshow shows one pilot in action. (Updated: 09/16/09 10:57 PM )
Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can't read — and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army. The lack of education points to a basic challenge for the United States as it tries to expand the Afghan army in the hopes that U.S. and allied forces can one day withdraw. Just as in Iraq, the U.S. is finding it no small task to recruit, train and equip a force that is large and competent enough to operate successfully on its own. This audio slideshow takes a look at the effort. (Updated: 09/16/09 10:47 PM )
Whoopi Goldberg paid tribute to Patrick Swayze, with his "Ghost" co-star choking back tears as she remembered him fondly as a brave fighter and a gracious colleague. Swayze died Monday evening, surrounded by family at his Los
Angeles ranch, after a 20-month fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. This slideshow offers a glimpse of his life. (Updated: 09/15/09 5:53 PM )
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, rebuilt by astronauts, has demonstrated its new powers with a stunning set of images of exploding stars, a stellar nursery, colliding galaxies and the lensing effect of a galactic cluster nearly halfway across the universe. Take a look with this audio slideshow. (Updated: 09/10/09 6:51 PM )
The Buffalo Bisons concluded the home portion of their schedule with an extra innings victory. Luis Rivera's walk-off single in the 10th inning gave the Bisons a 4-3 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees and provided the Herd faithful with an uplifting moment in a season otherwise filled with plenty of frustration. (Updated: 09/04/09 1:16 AM )
Americans from President Obama to the average man and woman on the street pay tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in this audio slideshow. (Updated: 08/29/09 5:19 PM )
American casualties have been rising steadily following President Obama's decision to send 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to combat the Taliban and train Afghan security forces. August already has become the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the war, with 45 service members killed. This audio slideshow offers a glance into the soldiers' deadly struggle. (Updated: 09/22/09 4:26 PM )
Good weather arrived just in time for the 167th edition of the Erie County Fair, which brought more than a million fairgoers through its gates. Take a look back at this year's installment of what organizers call North America’s largest independent county fair. (Updated: 08/24/09 1:51 PM )
New York City has a public school dedicated to studying the New York Harbor, one of the biologically richest bodies of water in North America. This audio slideshow follows a class on an outing aboard the sloop Clearwater. (Updated: 08/23/09 5:28 PM )
Buffalo News staff photographers Mark Mulville, Derek Gee and Britney McIntosh chronicle a week of recovery in Gowanda. (Updated: 08/22/09 4:58 PM )
Staff photographer Mark Mulville visited Gowanda as residents began cleaning up after Sunday's storms. (Updated: 08/22/09 4:58 PM )
CANTON, Ohio — Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith and owner Ralph Wilson joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, getting their yellow blazers and bringing the Bills' total in Canton to nine. (Updated: 08/08/09 9:12 PM )
Former Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 8. The NFL's all-time sack leader was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. News Sports Reporter Mark Gaughan narrates this audio slide show about one of the NFL's most dominant defensive players. (Updated: 08/07/09 6:31 PM )
Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 8. Take a look back over his career — including major achievements such as the successful AFL-NFL merger in the 1960s. News Sports Reporter Mark Gaughan narrates. (Updated: 08/08/09 6:36 PM )
Coney Island today is a tale of two cities: Summer was sweetness by the sea for generations flocking to Brooklyn's "electric Eden." Behind the world-famous amusements is the far more real but invisible community of more than 60,000 residents. Their future, and that of Coney Island itself, is in tumult over a redevelopment tussle between two billionaires, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and developer Joseph Sitt. This audio slideshow looks at the Coney Island controversy. (Updated: 07/30/09 9:39 PM )
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Just how do they do it, these Picassos of the pitcher mound and Michelangelos of the lawnmower? How do they manage to turn ordinary ballparks into works of art? This audio slideshow serves up the answer, right down the middle of the plate. (Updated: 07/14/09 9:51 PM )
This year's Taste of Buffalo brought thousands of foodies to Niagara Square for two days of tasting. Rain Saturday failed to dampen the enthusiam, and clear skies greeted festival-goers Sunday. (Updated: 07/14/09 8:45 PM )
