DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - With temperatures getting higher and higher, many are likely planning to visit or have already journeyed to one of the Southeast’s many beaches to beat the heat. Even when summer ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Living by the coast, you may notice that vegetation and roadways cool down and heat up more quickly than our local bodies of water. Let’s dive into the science behind “specific heat” ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Have you ever been to the beach on a hot summer day and wondered why the water feels so cool, but the sand feels so hot? There are a few factors that go into play and explain why ...

Quite some years ago I examined how, if we know the specific heat capacity of a particular thing, we can make an estimate of the time constant of that particular thing undergoing a thermal excursion ...