Europe is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave. To help stay cool, people in France have been turning to an unusual solution – chalk. Here's the science behind the trend.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a heatwave hits, temperatures in cities can become even more extreme as all that concrete and asphalt absorbs a ton of ...

Kansai Nerolac turned pilgrimage routes into a live demonstration of its heat-reflective coating, using product experience ...

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Cities across the U.S. have found relief from this summer’s record-setting heat with the help of technologies that shield roofs, pavement and other surfaces from the sun’s scorching rays. Some of ...

Just like a tennis player might don a white shirt instead of a black one on warm summer's day, researchers see great potential in dressing buildings in reflective white paints to keep them cool. A ...

Extreme heat can cause rails to bend due to thermal expansion, Metro says.

White or reflective paint is more effective at cooling cities than covering roofs in solar panels or greenery, scientists say, and could offer some relief on extremely hot summer days. Two separate ...

Seoul's Nowon-gu has established a "cool roof paint special district" in Gongneung 1-dong and Sanggye 2-dong to improve living conditions for res ...

MUMBAI: Faced with a rapidly intensifying summer, the BMC is set to introduce heat-reflective paints for the roofs of its civic properties such as schools, fire stations, hospitals and dispensaries.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — For 20-year-old Mayank Yadav, riding a crowded bus in the summer months in this western Indian city can be like sitting in an oven. That makes it a treat when he steps off and ...