Temperature

The surprising tricks cacti use to survive harsh climates

Science

The surprising tricks cacti use to survive harsh climates

The surprising tricks cacti use to survive harsh climates

Earth just set a heat record. It won't be its last.

Science

Earth just set a heat record. It won't be its last.

Earth just set a heat record. It won't be its last.

10 tips to stay safe in a future of extreme heat

Environment

10 tips to stay safe in a future of extreme heat

10 tips to stay safe in a future of extreme heat

Are women really more sensitive to cold?

Science

Are women really more sensitive to cold?

Are women really more sensitive to cold?

Extreme heat is ahead—and you’ll feel every degree of it

Environment

Extreme heat is ahead—and you’ll feel every degree of it

Extreme heat is ahead—and you’ll feel every degree of it

Do ice facials actually work? We asked experts.

Science

Do ice facials actually work? We asked experts.

Do ice facials actually work? We asked experts.

Inflammation isn't always bad. Here's how we can use it to heal.

Science

Inflammation isn't always bad. Here's how we can use it to heal.

Inflammation isn't always bad. Here's how we can use it to heal.

What is wind chill, and how does it affect your body?

Environment

What is wind chill, and how does it affect your body?

What is wind chill, and how does it affect your body?

This is what a cold plunge does to your body

Science

This is what a cold plunge does to your body

This is what a cold plunge does to your body

Here’s what extreme heat does to the body

Science

Here’s what extreme heat does to the body

Here’s what extreme heat does to the body

How did Death Valley get its name? Not from the heat

History & Culture

How did Death Valley get its name? Not from the heat

How did Death Valley get its name? Not from the heat

How heat can make you sick—and kill you

Science

How heat can make you sick—and kill you

How heat can make you sick—and kill you

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Animals

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heat

Every season actually begins twice—here’s why

Environment

Every season actually begins twice—here’s why

Every season actually begins twice—here’s why

Why taking a cold dip on a hot day could be deadly

Environment

Why taking a cold dip on a hot day could be deadly

Why taking a cold dip on a hot day could be deadly

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