In the escalating war to squeeze every last mile from every last drop of gas, automakers are attacking on every front, going well beyond the cratered fields of aerodynamics and optimized engine ...

To combat the so-called urban heat island effect, some cities have been retrofitting public buildings into climate shelters, while others have been planting thousands of trees. One Los Angeles ...

It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at Purdue University has put this common knowledge to work to figure out ways to cool ...

Some U.S. cities are experimenting with reflective pavement coating to cool hot streets while the two largest North Texas cities have rejected those street coatings. In this heatwave, pavement bakes ...

If you've shopping for paint to spruce up your kitchen walls or cabinets then you might have heard of light reflective value, or perhaps you haven't and you're now wondering exactly why you need to ...