How Hot is Too Hot for the Human Body?

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July 19, 2022

Climate Change How Hot is Too Hot for the Human Body? A study of healthy volunteers found that the combination of heat and humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize By W. Larry Kenney,Daniel Vecellio,Rachel Cottle,S. Tony Wolf,The Conversation US

Public Health People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democrat areas may largely stem from policy choices By Lydia Denworth

Politics Climate-Focused Bill Collapses as U.S. Is Pummeled by Major Climate Impacts Senator Joe Manchin has said he will not support climate provisions in the major spending bill before Congress just as the country faces heat waves, drought and floods exacerbated by rising temperatures By Benjamin Storrow,E&E News

Health Care Abortion Access Allowed Us to Have a Happy, Healthy Family Canceling Roe means that other parents with high-risk pregnancies will not have the options that we had By Gary Stix,Miriam Lacob Stix

Psychology What Keeps a Crowd from Becoming a Mob? Amid COVID, studies in Denmark suggest that crowds do not always engage in bad behavior—and that mass-gatherings sometimes offer meaningful connection By Séamus A. Power,Thomas A. Morton

Sleep It Goes by the Name 'Bedtime Procrastination' and You Can Probably Guess What It Is Putting off sleep can have unfortunate consequences By Janosch Deeg

Climate Change With Record-Breaking Heat, Europe Glimpses Its Climate Future Heat in France, Spain, Italy and the U.K. is exacerbating drought and wildfires and threatening human health By Chelsea Harvey,E&E News

Robotics People Come to Grips with Having an Extra Pair of Arms--in VR New experiments show simulated robotic limbs can feel like a part of our own body with a little practice By Sasha Warren

FROM THE STORE The Age of Humans Humans have accomplished a great deal in our relatively short history - and have left our mark on Earth in the process. In this eBook, we examine the story of us: how we got here, the world we've built and how we'll need to continue to adapt if we are to manage our impact on the planet and build a better future. *Editor's Note: This Collector's Edition was published as The Age of Humans. The eBook adaptation contains all of the articles, but some of the artwork has been removed to optimize viewing on tablet devices.

FROM THE ARCHIVE Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable By Tanya Lewis | July 2021

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