Beating the summer heat. Let's start by getting your home ready. Install an air conditioner if possible, and keep up with regular maintenance for optimal cooling power. Check your windows for any gaps ...

As the frequency and intensity of heat waves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. Tropical regions will see larger changes ...

The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the world’s oceans, tiny organisms known as phytoplankton harvest the sun’s energy, gobbling up carbon dioxide and ...