High humidity can make you feel sticky and uncomfortable, but do you know it can also put extra strain on your heart? When the air is heavy with moisture, sweat doesn’t evaporate as easily, making it ...

Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse ...

Factors as far away as the Caribbean Sea and as nearby as the cornfields of Iowa can bring on that muggy, sticky feeling. For people with certain health conditions, it’s more than an annoyance. Joy ...

It's not the heat that gets you — it's the humidity. Millions will feel that firsthand over the coming days as a heat dome is expected to bring extreme heat and humidity for much of the U.S. Those ...

The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it’s become cliche to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized. In a paper published in Science ...

Heat waves are becoming commonplace, and so too is high humidity, which can strain the electrical grid, hurt the economy, and endanger human health. But the global prevalence of record-breaking ...

Sleeping with the heater on all night quietly strains your body. From dehydration and respiratory flare-ups to carbon-monoxide risk and device-safety concerns, understanding how specific heaters ...

The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it's become cliché to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized. In a paper published in Science ...

Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse ...