As we head into winter, it's unlikely Canadians are thinking about heat waves. But before we know it, summer will be upon us ...

Cranking up the air conditioner is one way to keep buildings cool, but it guzzles energy. Passive materials can regulate ...

Most heat-related deaths in the past 20 years occurred indoors. Increasing AC access and social connection might help ...

The Meta Ray-Ban 2 Smart Glasses, a collaboration between Meta and Ray-Ban, are at the center of growing concerns about privacy.

Syed Ayaz, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has published a paper in Scientific Reports that ...

The report warns some regions, particularly in the Global South, are more exposed to extreme heat and humidity than others.

A performance by rapper Rod Wave at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center was postponed Friday evening after mass panic following noises that sounded like gunshots but police believed to be firecrackers.

Houston's late-season heat took a toll on supporters of Kamala Harris, many of whom were lined up as early as noon Friday at Shell Energy Stadium for her appearance alongside celebrities like Hou ...

“We’ve also done this work with older people, and the threshold is lower.” During the heat wave in Europe in 2022, nearly 60 percent of deaths occurred among people over 80. Since Dr. Kenney ...

But there is some better news: the overall amount of heat energy being gained by the planet has fallen sharply from a record spike early in 2023. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!

MIAMI -- Pat Riley stood in front of 20,000 people Wednesday night. And they all seemed to be cheering as the Miami Heat officially dedicated their home court in his honor. But when it was time to ...

Ideal habitat is about 8 degrees Celsius (about 46 Fahrenheit) or above. A marine heat wave known as the Blob started turning up the heat in 2013 and persisted in 2014. It kept right on growing ...