NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mikhail Chester, professor of engineering at Arizona State University, about how extreme heat affects transportation infrastructure. Tens of millions of people across ...

As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, understanding how to stay safe in the heat is no longer optional—it's essential. Professor Fabiano Amorim, chair of the ...

For more than a century, thermodynamics has described how heat flows and engines run, while quantum mechanics has ruled the strange behavior of atoms and photons. Physicists have long suspected that ...

While they all signal hot and potentially dangerous conditions, each alert type has a specific meaning, and knowing the difference could help you avoid heat-related illness. A heat advisory is issued ...