Scientists have discovered what they think may be another reason why Greenland 's ice is melting: a thin spot in Earth's crust is enabling underground magma to heat the ice. They have found at least one “hotspot” in the northeast corner of Greenland -- just below a site where an ice stream was recently discovered. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

To absorb heat from the sun efficiently—to use it, for example, to heat water—you need large, flat, black surfaces. One way to do that is to construct those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalted roads? picked by rambler 2 years ago

Although the 7,900 gallons of milk per day is still destined for consumers, the heat that it releases as it is chilled will warm a gym, a workshop, and a 50-room accommodation complex. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

With some parts of Europe currently in the middle of a heat wave, it seems it's not only people who suffer from the soaring temperatures. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the NBA said the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out. This will be the first time since 1982 the league has sent teams back on the court for a replay. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

Magnetic waves ripple through the Sun's outer atmosphere with enough energy to heat the region to its astonishing temperature of millions of degrees, new views from the Hinode spacecraft suggest. If correct, the waves could solve a decades-long puzzle about the source of this heat. Includes video. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Miami Heat basketball player Antoine Walker was held up at gunpoint in his downtown home -- the second time he's been robbed in his hometown in the past several years. picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

HEAT is a romantic-comedy starring two humane society adopted house cats, told in the style of a silent movie. "No kittens were conceived in the making of this film." --S.R. Cloutier picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Michigan State University plant scientists have discovered another piece of the genetic puzzle that controls how plants respond to high temperatures. That may allow plant breeders to create new varieties of crops that flourish in warmer, drier climates. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hmmm, what happens when you heat jelly beans, deodorant, ketchup packs...?
Twenty different items to choose from. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Apparently bosses in Washington can deprive you of heat and still be in compliance with the law. How anyone could order their employees to work in subfreezing temperatures INDOORS and still be able to sleep at night is beyond me. I hope all of their employees quit. picked by muppet 11 months ago

Solar physicists at NASA have confirmed that small, sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflares, cause temperatures in the thin, translucent gas of the sun's atmosphere to reach millions of degrees. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Chicago put the ball boys and the bus driver in the game by the 4th quarter. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Scent of Success is created from a blend of grass, sweat, boot leather and heat spray. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

This new material can help with medical procedures. It can also help in self-assembly in industry. picked by speedracer 3 years ago

The oppressive heat that crept over parts of the western United States during the first few days of July 2007 took hold of the entire West during the week of July 4 through July 11. Deep red tones blanket every western state in this land surface temperature image. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The infrared sky is expanding significantly for the world astronomical community with the first world release of data (DR1) from the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). UKIDSS DR1 has mapped a larger volume of the sky than any previous infrared survey. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

David Jason Stinson was a football coach for a Kentucky high school. Sadly due to the heat as well as the creatine and Adderall that the boy was taking the player collapsed and died from a heat stroke. A jury sensibly recognized that the coach was not at fault. Update to this. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

In the wake of the heatwave that swept Britain these last few days has lead to two police dogs left in a car dying of heat exhaustion. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Since the mid-1990s, the number of children who died of heat exhaustion while trapped inside vehicles has risen dramatically, totaling around 340 in the past 10 years. Sentences for such a horrible tragedy vary quite a bit. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago