The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as researchers have discovered. The Venus flytrap can survive in ...

Researchers are developing a sensor to predict, and help prevent, heat exhaustion. On July 21, 2024, temperatures soared in many parts of the world, breaking the record for the hottest day ever ...

The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels temperature has remained an elusive mystery. Now, Northwestern University researchers have captured a ...