Summer heatwaves and low dissolved oxygen have been deadly for northern bay scallops and have led the fishery to collapse in New York state.

Ants may not be able to adjust their behavior in response to rising temperatures. That's a problem because if ants get too hot, they die.

A soft robot powered by nothing more than temperature change may one day be able to crawl through the human body to deliver medicine.

Experiments with Kellet's whelk larvae indicate that they're resilient in the face of warmer water—up to a point.

Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones, a new study finds. That can complicate disaster recovery even further.

New soft "ringbots" can crawl in air and under water, pulling small payloads when exposed to elevated temperatures or infrared light.

Extreme heat takes a deadly toll on people in Texas prisons without air conditioning, a new study shows.

The difference between the daily high temperature and the daily low in many parts of the world is shrinking. Clouds may be to blame.

Researchers investigated termites' discovery and decay of wood at more than 130 sites in a variety of habitats across six continents.

To reduce energy bills, some households use risky coping strategies, including accruing debt, not buying food, and using space heaters, to warm their home.