Heat pumps date back to the 1850s and are more energy efficient than furnaces or boilers. Image: Schon via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the ...

For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

September will be the first month when the full blown impact of 50% tariffs will be felt. As the higher US tariffs gradually became operational in August, its impact was felt immediately on the ...

The June 2023 heat wave in northern European seas was "unprecedented but not unexpected," new research shows. During the heat ...

From energy bills to design innovation, the new wave of heating products is changing how we keep warm and look good too ...

A Hiroshima University team has designed a feasible way to detect the Unruh effect, where acceleration turns quantum vacuum fluctuations into observable particles. By using superconducting Josephson ...

The University of Dayton Science and Engineering Catalyst Center (SECC) is designed to foster interdisciplinary research, scholarship, curriculum development and entrepreneurial activities to address ...

For 200 years, scientists believed heat always spreads the same way—smoothly, like ink dissolving in water. But at the nanoscale, where the world of tomorrow’s chips and energy devices lives, heat ...

If you have to go outside on a dangerously hot day, experts say there are things you can do to make it more bearable—from choosing your outfit wisely to creating your own shade. People holding ...

The brand toughened up its popular family SUV, but first, the design and engineering team had to agree on the dimensions and recovery hook placement. By Kristin Shaw Published Sep 26, 2025 3:00 PM EDT ...