Soldiers use this fast, cheap solution to quickly cool down in the scorching heat. And you can, too.
It almost seems too simple to be true, but research shows submerging your forearms and biceps in ice...
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Heat stress can turn deadly even sooner than experts thought. Are new warnings needed?
Gwen Osborne, a 72-year-old retired newspaper reporter in Chicago, liked to spend long hours in her ...
Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction
BISBEE, Ariz. — Boots dusty, lungs heaving, Dr. John Wiens searched the boulders of a desolate Arizo...
Puerto Rican parrot threatened by more intense, climate-driven hurricanes
There were 56 wild, endangered Puerto Rican parrots living around El Yunque National Forest before H...
Los Angeles is making it easier to find an EV charger. Here's their plan for closing the "charging gap."
In a quest to make finding a charger easier for electric vehicle drivers, the city of Los Angeles is...
American scientists explore Antarctica for oldest-ever ice to help understand climate change
They're braving some of the highest, driest, coldest and windiest conditions on the planet, but Amer...
More than 70 million people face increased threats from sea level rise worldwide
In coastal communities across the U.S., new data shows land that's home to more than 260,000 America...
Climate solutions from the Arctic, the fastest-warming place on Earth
In the Arctic, where the reliable supply of energy can mean the difference between life and death, o...
Ancient methane escaping from melting glaciers could potentially warm the planet even more
As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped benea...
Air quality has been horrible this year — and it's not just because of wildfire smoke
Much of the United States has experienced horrible air quality this year due to the Canadian wildfir...
LED lights are erasing our view of the stars — and it's getting worse
America's rapid adoption of LED lighting saves money and uses less electricity. But it's also making...
"Chasing arrows" plastic recycling symbol may get tossed in the trash
The "chasing arrows" logo is universally recognized as a sign to recycle, but the Environmental Prot...
How AI technology could be "a game changer" in fighting wildfires
While many more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists a...
A century of fire suppression is worsening wildfires and hurting forests
As parts of the country typically unaffected by wildfires have been blanketed in smoke in recent mon...