Fahrenheit set zero at the lowest temperature he could get a water and salt mixture to reach. The second fixed point in the ...

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that ...

Rio de Janeiro has recorded its hottest day in at least a decade when temperatures reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 F) as ...

If you’ve ever struggled to cook a hard-boiled egg, science is now offering the perfect solution to your woes. A process ...

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important ...

While advanced economies still consume most of the world’s total electricity, emerging and developing economies, led by China, are expected to account for 85% of global demand growth through 2027.

Electronic textiles, such as heating pads and electric blankets, can keep the wearer warm and help ease aches and pains. However, prolonged use of these devices could cause heat-related illnesses, ...

Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...

Temperatures in Hong Kong are set to dip again early next week to as low as 13 degrees Celsius (55 Fahrenheit) as a cold front edges closer to the city. According to the latest forecast by the ...

The tenth and coldest polar vortex of the season is blasting across the US this week. More than 58million Americans are under ...

with temperatures set to drop to as low as 9 degrees Celsius (48 Fahrenheit). The Observatory said on Thursday an intense winter monsoon would reach the coast of southern China tomorrow morning ...

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar ...