Here’s how it works. The temperature on the moon can reach a blistering 250° Fahrenheit (120° Celsius or 400 Kelvin) during lunar daytime at the moon's equator, and plummet to -208 degrees F (-130° C, ...

During the hot, humid summer months, meteorologists often discuss the heat index instead of the actual air temperature. But how is the heat index calculated, and why is it more important than the air ...

The annual U.S. winter outlook report predicts La Niña weather patterns throughout the country. Here's what it means for ...

Lines of latitude are imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth, helping measure how far north or south a location is ...

As the winter season chugs along and cold fronts continue to sweep across Greater Cincinnati, many of us find ourselves regularly checking the weather forecast before venturing outdoors. One of the ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. In a paper ...

As a deadly heat wave continues to ravage the U.S., new evidence suggests the human body may stop functioning optimally when outside temperatures climb to 104 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Research ...