The first heat wave of the summer is here — and it’s not even technically summer yet. These hotter-than-average temperatures will continue to envelop the Midwest and Northeast this week, bringing ...

While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can be scary. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, spreads the viruses that cause over 100,000,000 cases ...

As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what's happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and ...

As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what's happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees.The critical danger point outdoors for illness and ...

Philip Kreycik should have survived his run. In the summer of 2021, the 37-year-old ultra-marathon runner used an app to plot a roughly 8-mile loop through Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in California ...

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Recent weeks have seen record-breaking heat on three separate continents. The United States clocked the largest number of heat warnings ever, parts of China simultaneously roasted, and Europe’s ...

Fungi in cities are adapting to rising temperatures, a shift that could increase their chances of surviving in the human body ...