As much as people enjoy the warm summer months, high temperatures can be hard on the human body. “As mammals, we live close to the thermal edge of life and death,” says Craig Heller, a physiologist ...

Thursday is the official start of summer, and the changing of seasons has brought oppressive, unprecedented weather to the North East. What we’re experiencing has been dubbed a “heat dome,” wherein ...

ATLANTA — As summer temperatures rise, it's important to understand how your body works to keep you cool. Your body has a built-in air conditioning unit: sweat. The normal body temperature is 98.6 ...

In these dog days, the heat can really sneak up on you: One minute you’re seemingly fine, enjoying a picnic in the park, and the next, all you can think about is the sun bearing down on you. Or maybe ...

A little sweat never hurt anyone, but overheating? That’s a whole different beast. Whether you’re lifting in a gym that feels like an oven or running through a heatwave, we’ve all had those moments ...