An international team of researchers has developed porous plastic sheets that can lower building temperatures through ...

The scalding Texas heat doesn't have to be a downer. Science shows you can bake cookies in a hot car, in three steps.

There are more days with extreme heat than a century ago, according to meteorological data. Here's what to know.

Summer has officially begun with a blast of scorching temperatures across much of the United States. The National Weather ...

The heat is most intense in the south-east of England as Writtle in Essex has recorded a 33.9C (93F) high, surpassing the ...

The main human-caused greenhouse gas is CO2, and the rate of growth of human-caused CO2 emissions has been accelerating. Emissions have been in recent years six times higher than they were in 1950.

How do you measure climate change? One way is by recording temperatures in different places over a long period of time. While ...

When an atmosphere heats up, plants will often release excess water into the air from their leaves – as a result they cool ...

They found that, even with improvements in agricultural productivity (due to technological improvements like new seed ...

In the face of deadly heat, will mankind respond to climate change in time? Listen to this story get unpacked on The Excerpt.

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