Revealed: how underwater plants and corals can help animals survive marine heatwaves
Oxygen produced by these plants helps animals boost their metabolism to match the heat.
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Parts of Spain and Portugal are more than 46°C – here’s what is going on
And how long before such extreme heatwaves become the ‘new norm’ across the region?
Hot weather can make pain worse – here’s why
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer and more intense. As they do, it’s likely more people will experience pain.
Heatwaves and hot temperatures are hard on the body – but a series of in‑built adaptations make it easier to cope
Sweating is just one of the body’s many processes that help keep us cool.
The brain has its own thermostat – study shows epilepsy may interfere with it
New research suggests epilepsy may alter the brain systems that regulate temperature, raising questions about how patients respond to heat.
Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings
Victorian architects knew how to design homes to stay cooler, and their techniques could be used today.
Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up
The strongest signal of our changing climate flares while most of us are asleep.
To tackle extreme heat, Andy Burnham needs to urgently take these three radical steps
This summer will be one of the coolest in your lifetime. With better planning for these now normal extreme summers, some heat-related deaths can be prevented.
Why handheld fans are not cool for the planet
An estimated 8 million handheld fans will be purchased in the UK in 2026. Many will end up as discarded electrical waste.
A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level
To narrow our predictions of global sea level rise, we need to know more about these sudden ‘non-linear’ changes to ice sheets.
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