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.

Soil temperature indicates where the corn earworm can survive the winter. The finding could help farmers control the ravaging pests more effectively.

New research lays out a range of heat impacts worldwide by the end of this century, depending on future emissions of greenhouse gases.

Alpine bumblebees have adapted to colder temps of the Rocky Mountains, but now climate change warming is threatening these once abundant pollinators.

The need to keep vaccines cold makes global shipping a challenge. Researchers say their hydrogel approach could change that.

A survey of coaches and athletic officials in Texas indicates an opportunity for them to better protect athletes during high heat, humidity, and climate change.

They might be called the "dog days" of summer, but in areas that experience extreme heat, the outdoors are not the best place for your four-legged friends.