W. Larry Kenney is a professor of physiology and kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. He specializes in the control of blood flow to the skin with an emphasis on aging, physiology and the ...

During the hot, humid summer months, meteorologists often discuss the heat index instead of the actual air temperature. But how is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air ...

It's not the heat that gets you — it's the humidity. Millions will feel that firsthand over the coming days as a heat dome is expected to bring extreme heat and humidity for much of the U.S. Those ...

You may have heard me or anyone else on our team say something along the lines of, "drier air allows temperatures to fluctuate at a greater scale than humid air." But why exactly is that, and how can ...

These low-light plants will make your bathroom feel like a spa. Adding a live plant is one of the easiest ways to make your bathroom feel more spa-like, but if you don't get one that's suited to a ...

Discover how weather conditions affect idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) symptoms and learn practical tips to manage your ...

If you go to a place like Rocky Mountain National Park, then you have to take steps to protect your skin against dryness. NPS Photo / Kim Grossman Many of my patients leave for the summer to a dry ...

In your eagerness to add warmth to your interiors during the quarantine gardening boom, don’t forget about one humidity-filled haven: the bathroom. “Bathrooms are a fun category,” said Annette ...

A warm and humid stretch of weather is on the way Friday and Saturday. There's a chance of thunderstorms as well into most of next week. Wildfire smoke could return on Friday night. MILWAUKEE - A warm ...

Is it OK to have a computer in a cold, humid environment? Specifically, it would be in a cold room, temperature is ~ 4°C, humidity varies, but seems to get pretty high when the condensers are going ...