When temperatures soar and your home becomes unbearably hot, desperation drives innovation. After sweltering through another brutal heatwave day, I decided to test a simple DIY air cooling hack that's ...

Jesus Lizana receives funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Nicole Miranda and Radhika Khosla do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Another heat wave—this one steeped in humid air, including from a Midwestern phenomenon called corn sweat—is blanketing the eastern half of the U.S. this week in July. Tens of millions of people are ...

Even if you have an AC or a fan, the oppressive humidity of summer continues to trouble us at home. But could a dehumidifier help make a room cooler? Although dehumidifiers are not known for blowing ...

As temperatures climb higher in the summer, so do electricity bills. One way to lower their cost is by using window fans to cool your home. They consume less energy than air conditioners and can be ...

Never heard of a swamp cooler? You're not alone. Sometimes called an evaporative cooler, these efficient appliances can help beat the heat in certain climates and may be a better option than air ...