"...reproduction can sometimes actually be the leading reason for many of the adaptations that animals have for dealing with their local climate."

Few regulations exist to protect laborers from extreme heat. Agricultural workers are only one group at risk, say experts.

A new mattress and pillow system uses heating and cooling to tell your body it's time to go to sleep.

Staying cool, and informed, is essential to avoiding heat illness, including heatstroke. Here's how to recognize it—and what to do if it happens.

Increases in three climate factors—temperature, rainfall, and ocean warming—predict mosquito population growth in Sri Lanka for the next one to six months.

New simulations shed light on what caused ice sheets to grow in northern Europe during the last ice age and how they grew so fast.

Passive cooling, including some classic ways to fight the heat, really can keep homes from hitting dangerous temperatures.

"For the wildland firefighter, deploying a shelter is the last thing they want to do—it's the final resort, the last line of defense," says Roger Barker.

A new report offers set of principles and guidelines to equitably address extreme heat in cities.

Climate change is on track to interfere with the production of processing tomatoes. That could be bad news for lovers of ketchup and pasta sauce.