Arroyo, now a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his colleagues created itty-bitty lab ...

Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their homes and ...

New thermal measurement system shows heat causes 37% of battery degradation and 27% higher cardiovascular strain.

Climate change has been exacerbating heat waves, and the problem isn’t going away anytime soon. An increasingly hot planet — due largely to burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas — ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Our homes use a lot of energy. The huge amounts ...