Germans race for heat pump subsidies before elections economy
Germany is seeing a growing demand for government-backed environmental heat pumps to replace fossil fuel heating systems as the federal ...
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High heat preferentially kills young people, not old people, study finds
Farm workers in northern Mexico harvest lettuce. Heat-related mortality among young adults across the country is high, likely in part ...
Scientists successfully breed corals to improve their heat tolerance
Credit: Dr. James Guest A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a slight increase in corals' ...
Heat stress impacts growth rates of infants up to age 2, new analysis shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Exposure to high levels of heat can impact the growth of fetuses during pregnancy and in ...
Researchers discover new mechanism for plants to perceive light and heat
Analysis of light-triggered interactions between Arabidopsis PhyB and its phytochrome-interacting factors (PIF) 3 and 6. Credit: The plant cell (2024). ...
Inmates die from extreme heat in Texas prisons
“Surviving every summer”: in Texas, a prisoners' rights organization denounces detention conditions during the hot summer months, following the death ...
Study finds high efficiency of ocean heat storage during last deglaciation
Melting ice in the Southern Ocean. Credit: Jiuxin Shi The ocean, one of the largest heat reservoirs in the climate ...
Study highlights noise-power tradeoff in nanoscale heat engines
The image shows a tiny nanoscale heat engine connecting the hot and cold sides. The temperature difference drives a current ...
Drunk mother falls asleep in car with daughter dying of heat
A mother who had been drinking too much fell asleep in her car with her three-year-old daughter in California on ...
Disneyland Half Marathon: Runner dies after worrying about heat
A 35-year-old runner who used to compete in long runs reportedly died while crossing the finish line of the Disneyland ...
