Public Health

Climate change-driven heat endangers Olympians. Here’s how the Games are helping competitors cool down

We cover extreme weather, cocaine sharks and komodo dragons with iron-tipped teeth in this week’s news roundup.

Hundreds of thousands of people die from extreme temperatures every year, more than any other type of weather disaster

A 1972 law that allows states to avoid OSHA regulations for public-sector employees is undermining the nation’s first proposed worker safeguards for heat

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time to acclimatize to extreme heat and what risks to watch out for to avoid heat illness in student athletes

Windows devices go down, Twisters brings tornadoes to the big screen and COVID’s summer surge in this week’s news roundup.

Hurricane Beryl exposed the dangers of what happens when a storm cuts off power and a heat wave follows in its wake

The Seine will be the stage for the Paris 2024 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony—and for its marathon swimming events. But this urban waterway is challenging to keep clean.

It’s been 55 years since the Apollo 11 mission, innovative ​​“stillsuits” designed to recycle astronaut pee could enhance spacewalks, and a surprising case of the plague has occurred in Colorado.

Miami and New York City officials say they need more insight into how searing temperatures affect homeless people and other vulnerable populations

Belief in witchcraft and sorcery is deeply rooted in Papua New Guinea's culture and history, but it can lead to violence, particularly against women. Local public health experts are working to end this violence through education.

Under the scorching summer sun, pavement can reach temperatures hot enough to cause second-degree burns