David Schechter

Why actor Jane Fonda is going door-to-door to support local candidates in 2024

Imagine hearing a knock on your door and opening it to find actor Jane Fonda campaigning for a local...

politics | 1 week ago

A national protocol can be lifesaving for patients with heat illness. Only 11 states require it.

During football practice in Fort Myers, Florida, 17-year-old Zach Martin collapsed. His body tempera...

us | 1 month ago

Extreme heat is taking a toll on U.S. workers. Will new proposed federal rules bring relief?

Denver — Spend a day with chef Edwin Sandoval and his food truck in Denver, Colorado, and you can't ...

us | 2 months ago

Soldiers use this fast, cheap solution to quickly cool down in the scorching heat. And you can, too.

It almost seems too simple to be true, but research shows submerging your forearms and biceps in ice...

us | 3 months ago

Heat stress can turn deadly even sooner than experts thought. Are new warnings needed?

Gwen Osborne, a 72-year-old retired newspaper reporter in Chicago, liked to spend long hours in her ...

us | 4 months ago

Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction

BISBEE, Ariz. — Boots dusty, lungs heaving, Dr. John Wiens searched the boulders of a desolate Arizo...

us | 5 months ago

Puerto Rican parrot threatened by more intense, climate-driven hurricanes

There were 56 wild, endangered Puerto Rican parrots living around El Yunque National Forest before H...

us | 5 months ago