This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Have you ever wondered why 75% humidity in the summer feels ...

The warm December weather in both host locations is a reminder of the fragility of winter sports. Even with the intervention ...

Relative humidity plays a critical role in the preservation of cultural heritage. This episode breaks down how moisture in the air interacts with temperature, why fluctuations are especially dangerous ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. US humidity fell 5.3% since 1995 while temperatures rose ~0.5°F per decade. Dew point rose modestly before 1995; rainfall fell 2.7% ...

Although not a household scientific name like Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton, Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan—who tragically died in 1920 at the age of 32—was one of the greatest minds in ...

Background: Environmental stressors such as temperature (Temp), relative humidity (RHumid), and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) may influence the incidence of COVID-19. While many studies have ...

Relative humidity measures how much moisture is in the air compared to how much it could hold at a given temperature. It is simply the dew point temperature divided by the air temperature, times 100.

If you think this summer has felt extra sticky and sweltering hot in Ohio and Kentucky, you're not alone. Greater Cincinnati has spent much of the summer trying to stay cool, as the area has been ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Most summer days, you hear us talk about “humidity” when describing how the air feels. While many people are familiar with the term relative humidity — the percentage of water vapor in ...

Extreme heat can be hard on your heart. As temperatures rise, the heart pumps faster to move blood toward the skin to cool the body. This added strain on the cardiovascular system can increase the ...