Contrary to what we all learned in elementary school science class, it turns out that heat may not be necessary to make water evaporate. Scientists at MIT have made the surprising discovery that light ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to ...

Parts of India and Pakistan have been sweltering for weeks under a record-breaking heat wave, exposing more than a billion people to dangerously hot conditions with little relief in sight. While ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As we approach some of the hottest days of summer, heat safety will be top of mind for those who work and play outdoors. Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and ...

For the first time, scientists have named a heat wave. They called it Zoe. According to USA Today, the Spanish scientists bestowed the moniker on a heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to 112 ...

Extreme heat is one of the deadliest weather events you're likely to experience. Long slogs of intense temperatures are uncomfortable at best—and downright dangerous at worst. Heat waves happen every ...