Tag: heat
Texas fires: With over 1 million acres of grassland burned, cattle...
Karen Hickman, Oklahoma State University
Strong winds spread the largest wildfire in Texas history across more than 1 million...
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their...
Brad Binder, University of Tennessee
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat...
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the...
Srinivas Garimella, Georgia Institute of Technology and Matthew T. Hughes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Not only people need...
Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require...
Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana
For three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep...
Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests – and...
Jonathan Bean, University of Arizona
Picture two homes on the same street: one constructed in the 1950s and the...
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting...
Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University
When a hurricane hits land, the...
Will the Earth last forever?
Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
How has the inside of the Earth stayed as hot as...
Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
EXPLORING NATURE
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
