As is the case for many people, my home cannot be retrofitted with central air. My 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment, which features prominently in my seven years of air quality reporting for WIRED ...

Summer is officially here, and, unfortunately, so are triple-digit temperatures in many parts of the country. During sizzling temperatures like this, you don't want to be caught unprepared without ...

As the summer heat continues on, you may be looking for ways to stay cool without breaking the bank. Thankfully, there are some good discounts available on top-rated air conditioners, fans, and other ...

Sweating out the summer months without an air conditioner is no fun in many areas. Some climates, including areas in Alaska, Washington, and Montana, stay cool enough in the summer that air ...

Summer arrived with a bang last week, with temperatures soaring all around the country, and if you’re anything like me, the first 90-degree day means pulling window air conditioners out of storage for ...

It’s hot out. Like seriously hot. So we’ve been testing models of both portable and window air conditioners and poring over energy efficiency ratings to find promising units that can drop the ...

We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed dial who do — which is why we present to you our series FYI where we have experts explain if lip balm is actually bad, how often you ...