They “can experience a blunted response to extreme ambient heat, driven by reduced skin blood flow and an impaired sweating response, such that one’s body cannot cool itself properly,” he explained.

The forests of Northern Colorado are home to all sorts of animals – from birds, squirrels, and snowshoe hares to elk, bighorn sheep, and mountain lions. But in 2020, severe wildfires raged across ...

Since Hurricane Fiona in 2022, residents have endured more than 230 power outages, disrupting daily life, education, and health care.

The fires, likely to be the costliest in world history, were made about 35% more likely due to the 1.3°C of global warming ...

The world endured three of its top-20 costliest disasters on record in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and a record three ...

Nonetheless, insurance companies have become some of the biggest financiers of fossil fuels, which are the primary cause of climate change — the extraction and burning of oil, gas, and coal are ...

With hurricane-force winds of 84 mph, gusting to 114 mph, Éowyn was the strongest storm on record for Ireland.

And Cohen says pumped hydro systems can store more energy and provide power for longer than most batteries, so they could ...

At the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, a coalition plans to lease electric trucks and offer affordable ...

Although car-dependent suburbs continue to spread across the nation, they’re not as popular as you might assume.

When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, humanity still needs power. Researchers are designing new technologies, from reinvented batteries to compressed air and spinning wheels, to keep ...

The nationwide cold spell isn’t a record-smasher, but the Southwest drought and Gulf Coast snows are another matter.