New fabric cools you down when it gets hot
A new wearable fabric may help urban residents survive the worst impacts of massive heat caused by global climate change.
It may be hotter than your weather app says
New research shows that citizen science tools used to gauge heat in many urban areas likely understate the problem of heat islands.
It may be hotter than your weather app says
New research shows that citizen science tools used to gauge heat in many urban areas likely understate the problem of heat islands.
Heat waves boost preterm birth risk
Rates of preterm and early-term births increased when local temperatures were abnormally hot for more than four consecutive days.
Heat stress has damaging impact on older adults’ vital organs
Heat stress can have a devastating effect on older adults’ vital organs, including the gut, liver, and brain, researchers report.
Cold plunges may benefit your heart health
Scores of influencers claim that a cold plunge will boost your physical and mental health. New research digs in.
Cold plunges may benefit your heart health
Scores of influencers claim that a cold plunge will boost your physical and mental health. New research digs in.
Window coating blocks heat, not the view
Windows can bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating light but doesn’t block the outside view.
Heat index—how hot it feels—is rising faster than temperature
The heat index—essentially how hot it feels—has increased much faster in Texas than has the measured temperature: about three times faster.
Team identifies protein that lets us feel cold
Researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing gap in the field of sensory biology.