High temperatures have long been empirically linked to violence, conflict, and aggression at the societal level—a troubling pattern in a warming world. Alessandra Cassar and colleagues sought to ...

A team of Emory researchers recently found scientific evidence that the well-known health risks of extreme heat can have especially severe consequences for patients with pre-existing cardiovascular ...

Rising temperatures disrupt human cellular stability by impairing proteostasis, altering mitochondrial function, reprogramming gene expression, and reshaping immune responses, ultimately shifting ...

File photo of LaShonda Barber, right, and Priscilla Hoyle, left, two unionized workers based at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. They attended a union rally on August 13, 2024. Both women ...

Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks. By Somini Sengupta and Hisako Ueno Somini ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – Heat-related injuries are a persistent threat for Warfighters, especially during ruck marches and timed runs. Physiologists have long sought to understand why some people are able ...

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday.

Heat is becoming ‘one of the most devastating occupational hazards of our time.’ Heat is becoming ‘one of the most devastating occupational hazards of our time.’ is a senior science reporter ...

Last summer, the United States took a crucial step towards protecting millions of workers across the country from the impacts of extreme heat on the job. In July 2024, the Occupational Safety and ...