Our homes are designed to keep the outdoors out and the indoors in. But this doesn't always work. In the winter, that means that home interiors can become among the driest places around -- as dry as ...

Temperature alone may miss the real danger: this study shows that humidity can sharply raise health risks during both hot and cold weather, with climate change likely to make these compound threats ...

Summer brings sunshine, vacations, and longer days—but also intense heat and high humidity. While a little humidity can keep your skin from drying out, too much can wreak havoc on both your skin and ...

Alongside news of record-breaking heat waves and summer storms, you may have seen a few headlines about a curious phenomenon known as corn sweat. As temperatures climb, the millions of acres of corn ...

Erhardt, W. David. 1992. "Temperature and Relative Humidity Effects on the Aging of Cellulose." In Preservation Research and Development: Proceedings of the Library of Congress Round Table on ...