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 ...
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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 ...
A stretchable, wearable device that lights an LED using only skin heat
Credit: University of Washington One of the downsides of fitness trackers and other wearables is that their batteries eventually run ...
Feel the heat as Earth breaks new record for hottest summer
Margarita Salazar, 82, wipes sweat with a tissue inside her home in Veracruz, Mexico, June 16, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Felix ...
Quenching the intense heat of a fusion plasma may require a well-placed liquid metal evaporator
This photo, taken by PPPL associate research physicist Eric Emdee, is a figurative reminder of the lithium vapor cave proposed ...
Motorcyclist killed by heat in US park
A motorcyclist who was traveling with a group of bikers on Saturday died after being exposed to the heat in ...
Heat wave in several US states
After causing deaths and breaking records in the West over the weekend, a prolonged heat wave will hit the United ...
