Johnathan C. Brewer II is a licensed general contractor specializing in kitchen, bath remodels and general construction with two decades of professional experience. He is also the owner of Brewer ...

Just after dawn on a recent July day in Rochelle, Ga., Silvia Moreno Ayala steps into a pair of sturdy work pants, slips on a long-sleeved shirt, and slathers her face and hands with sunscreen. She ...

Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of Record High. I’m Siri Chilukuri, an environmental justice fellow at Grist. Today, we’re covering the potentially deadly consequences of extreme heat for ...

If you've noticed that your utility bills have skyrocketed, or it's taking much longer to heat your home than usual, your heating system may be working harder than it needs to. From dirty filters to ...

When laser light passes through a cavity filled with atoms, part of it can do useful work (for instance, charge a quantum battery, top), whereas the other part turns into “heat” (bottom). Researchers ...

Federal and state governments should step up efforts—including adopting heat standards—to address increased on-the-job heat-related injury, illness, and death. People work on the roof of a church ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

If you work outdoors during this heat wave, here's everything you need to know and how to take care of yourself. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, ...

One morning this summer, several days into temperatures above 110 degrees in this farming community, Socorro Galvez, 53, began to feel weak as she picked grapes in the suffocating heat. The green ...

When a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on to smash records both for its intensity and duration. Over ...

Scientists have developed a new approach to applying thermodynamics to microscopic quantum systems. (Nanowerk News) In 1798, the officer and physicist Benjamin Thompson (a.k.a. Count Rumford) observed ...