Heat is not supposed to behave like this. In everyday life, warmth seeps and diffuses, spreading from hot to cold in a slow, smearing process that never looks anything like a crisp sound wave. Yet ...

“Second sound is the hallmark of superfluidity, but in ultracold gases so far you could only see it in this faint reflection ...

OK. One of the times I went running this week in our nation's capital, it was early in the morning but already 82 degrees and 82% humidity. Washington, D.C., has had daytime temperatures over 100 this ...

SEATTLE — The heat wave peaked with temperatures in the low to mid-90s on Wednesday, with a high of 94 in Seattle. While the hottest weather is behind us in western Washington, Thursday will still be ...

Just in time for summer, here comes the heat. "A dangerous, widespread heat wave will bake the central and eastern U.S., bringing the hottest temperatures of the year and uncomfortably muggy air to ...

New York City and the surrounding area saw the first heat wave of 2025 this week, as summer officially begins. Temperatures soared into the 90s Sunday and stayed there for days. Here's everything to ...

Extreme heat has descended on the tri-state. The danger level is high, as we get some of the worst heat we’ve felt in years. It won’t be until later this week that relief comes our way. Part of what ...

Over 170 million people are under heat alerts in the U.S. this week, with temperatures reaching record highs across the country. Tampa, Fla. recently hit a record high of 100 degrees on Sunday, and ...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

Earlier this year, a spate of deaths in Florida caused by Vibrio vulnificus, known as the flesh-eating bacteria, made ...

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a thermoacoustic Stirling heat pump prototype that offers high thermal performance, a peak coefficient of performance of 1.68, and potential ...