From China’s expanding “green great wall” to East Asia’s “wood age” evidence, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

The East River Tunnel's Tube No. 2, one of two tubes Amtrak says it needs to close for repairs. (Evan Simko-Bednarski/New York Daily News) Federal railway Amtrak is set to shut down one of the ...

The body of a 15-year-old girl who vanished in the East River last week was recovered, police said. Grace Ilogene was spotted floating in the fast-moving river just before 12:27 p.m. Friday, about ...

A 15-year-old got into the East River despite her friend telling her to get out because she couldn’t swim, a police source said. Adrana Hegbeli But the fast-moving current dragged the girl away.

First responders, including the NYPD Harbor Unit, recovered the body of an unidentified man floating in the East River near E. 34th St. in Manhattan around 7 p.m., cops and the FDNY said.

Although the LIRR is losing one tunnel under the East River, it will still have one more than it did it just a few years ago, thanks to the completion of the MTA’s $11 billion East Side Access ...

An overhauled section of East River Park that had been closed for nearly four years as part of a $1.5 billion flood protection project reopened this week.