Researchers developed a fingertip-sized, humidity-tolerant hydrogen sensor using platinum nanoparticles that catalyze ...

Purdue University physics professor Erica Carlson explains why static electricity is worse in winter and offers practical ...

Recently, the German term "lüften" has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the ...

If you experience chronic inflammation and joint pain, or you're sensitive to heat, you may find living in cities with low humidity beneficial. However, popular desert places, like Flagstaff, may be ...

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 ...

The drier air continues its steady march southward across Michigan. Here’s when you can breathe a sigh of humidity relief. We will continue to peg the more comfortable air to the dew point temperature ...

This week’s big weather story will be decreasing humidity. It is going to be a painfully slow wait for southern Michigan to get into more comfy air. The cooler air will be brought by a cold front ...

Iowans aren't the only ones sweating in this heat. Corn sweat is increasing the humidity and uncomfortableness across the state. High temperatures are expected to reach the high 80s to low 90s in Des ...

July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales water vapor through its leaves — ...

Heat and humidity will once again smother the eastern half of the country this week, pushing the heat index to dangerous levels for tens of millions of people. In the Midwest, the humidity will be ...

It may seem that July has delivered an interminable run of humid days, with dew points holding at near tropical levels. It is true that this month has been a scorcher. Triple-digit heat indices have ...