Temperature

Health How a warm hug changes the way you feel about yourself

New research shows how warmth and cold shape emotion, body ownership and mental health, revealing skin as a key link between body and mind.

Innovations Scientists create new engine that runs on the cold of space Joshua Shavit

Space The universe was already warm before the first stars lit the sky Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Seeding the sky with diamonds could cool the Earth, study finds

Innovations Squid-inspired fabric can temperature-control clothing

Green Impact Earth’s global temperature has drastically changed over the last 500 million years

Green Impact The complex science of planting trees to combat climate change

Discoveries Common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings

Discoveries Earth can self-correct and stabilize run-away climate change, study finds

Discoveries Cutting-edge ‘cooling glass’ can keep your home cool without electricity

Discoveries Scientists discover how humans sense cold temperatures

Discoveries Researchers develop smart clothing fiber that can adapt with temperature

Discoveries How hot is ‘too hot’ for humans? Groundbreaking research finds our limits

Discoveries Metaverse could lower the global surface temperature

Discoveries Newly discovered microbes can digest plastic at room temperature

Discoveries Study links air pollution, heat, carbon dioxide, and noise to reduced sleep

Discoveries World-first ‘nano inks’ could revolutionize the way we heat and cool homes