Archimedes of Syracuse was one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He was also a great inventor and scientist. Most of what we know about Archimedes today comes from his writings and those ...

Critics are once again questioning the efficacy of BMI as a tool for diagnosing obesity, suggesting that a more holistic ...

Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number representing the constant ratio of a circle’s circumference to its ...

The 129-year-old building that was for decades home for the Sisters of St. Francis will be torn down as soon as possible.

“We feel like the time is now to renovate this building.” Thought to have been designed by renowned Syracuse architect Archimedes Russell, the 9,000-square-foot Queen Anne-style home was built ...

Sister Catherine Hoefer went for a walk in her neighborhood on Syracuse’s North Side Saturday morning. She went around the ...

Firefighters were initially told to retreat to the third floor, but later got word to leave the vacant Syracuse building.

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist and inventor born sometime around 287 B.C. in the Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily. He is known to this day for his statement: “Give me a lever ...

A devastating fire has engulfed the over 100-year-old Saint Francis Convent Complex, leaving the community in mourning.

Six minutes after firefighters were evacuated, a chimney collapsed on the Motherhouse of St Anthony's Convent.