Heat is not supposed to behave like this. In everyday life, warmth seeps and diffuses, spreading from hot to cold in a slow, smearing process that never looks anything like a crisp sound wave. Yet ...

Heat usually follows a predictable path—spreading outward from a hot source until it dissipates evenly. But in some exotic ...

Urban heat islands are urban environments, or specific areas within, where heat tends to accumulate at higher levels than in the surrounding environment. Urban heat island effect is mainly caused by a ...

If it feels as if it's getting hotter, it may have something to do with where you live. While talk of warmer temperatures often centers on climate change and trapped greenhouse gases from fossil fuels ...