The Midwest and East Coast are in the middle of a heat dome, with temperatures exceeding 100 degrees. Heat waves are getting hotter as global warming leads to more extreme weather, and 2023 was the ...

It’s possible to train your body to better handle high temperatures in just a few weeks. By Katharine Gammon Inside a small, sealed room, Olivia Leach swallowed a pill that would soon monitor her ...

Summer has only just begun and heat records are already being shattered in some parts of the U.S. I know what that feels like. In Uttar Pradesh, India, where I grew up, temperatures easily soar upward ...

As much as people enjoy the warm summer months, high temperatures can be hard on the human body. “As mammals, we live close to the thermal edge of life and death,” says Craig Heller, a physiologist ...

What’s not to love about warmer weather, I say? Bring on the blue skies, sunshine on my skin, and ditching the heavy, winter layers. Summer is certainly my season. But when the temperature keeps ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe After a decade ...

What's the difference between warm air and cool air? In fact, what does “temperature” even mean? It's stranger than you think. At a basic level, if you increase the temperature of air, you increase ...

Electric HVAC systems can help you keep your home comfortable using a fraction of the energy. We spoke to experts to find out just how efficient they are. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who ...

This story was co-published with Gizmodo. It is also part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Cities are hot. When you cover the ground ...

Extreme humidity and triple-digit temperatures are affecting around 250 million people across the United States. Here's the science behind the heat dome that’s stifling the nation. A sunbather rests ...