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Wondering what humidity is comfortable? While we often give a great deal of thought to heating our homes in the winter and cooling them down in the summer, we may not realize just how crucial ...

There is probably no weather element so poorly understood as humidity. Of course, we know it is humid when we feel sticky, but most people do not understand how humidity is quantified. What we call ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society, researchers found that indoor relative humidity (RH) modulates the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks, and ...

Humans, microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi), and plants all react differently to dry ambient conditions. Microbes adapt quickly by shrinking down, forming thicker membranes, and becoming dormant.

Imagine you’re sitting among friends on the porch with a big pitcher of ice cold lemonade. The heat is searing and the air is still and stifling. It’s almost hard to breathe. You look to your friends ...