Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature — a strategy called heterothermy — and outlast storms, ...

Thursday is the official start of summer, and the changing of seasons has brought oppressive, unprecedented weather to the North East. What we’re experiencing has been dubbed a “heat dome,” wherein ...

Summers in the Philadelphia region are great for enjoying the outdoors. But when the heat ramps up, it’s important to take precautions. Here are nine simple ways to stay cool and comfortable while ...

Like a duck that, on the surface, looks like it is calmly floating on the water while paddling furiously underneath, a bumble bee hovering over a flower may look like it’s not doing much to the naked ...

Cool mornings and hot afternoons may feel harmless, but this sudden shift in temperature can quietly stress your body.

ATLANTA — As summer temperatures rise, it's important to understand how your body works to keep you cool. Your body has a built-in air conditioning unit: sweat. The normal body temperature is 98.6 ...

To stay in the air when hovering over a flower, bumble bees continually flap their wings rapidly, a metabolic process that ...

Kevin Miller can get a person to the brink of heat stroke in 30 minutes. In a chamber with a temperature of around 100 degrees, he starts them out on the treadmill, switching off between three minutes ...