Almost 90% of American households use air conditioning, and 66% of that is central AC. The regions with the most AC use are the Midwest and South, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

Winds always rotate in a counterclockwise sense around hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere. Winds in tornadoes usually rotate counterclockwise, but in perhaps five percent of tornadoes, clockwise ...

Over the last few years, people across the U.S. have dealt with record-breaking summer temperatures. That includes a June 2021 heat wave in which parts of the Pacific Northwest experienced their ...

It is going to be hot this weekend. Like, really hot. And, while sweating does have its perks, it’s not something I’m interested in doing all weekend long. But I also don’t want to spend boatloads of ...

This is an interesting question, and the answer tells us something important about how planets form, as astronomers believe whether a planet travels clockwise or counterclockwise around its star is ...

In probably 95 percent of tornado occurrences the wind circulation is counterclockwise, but not all of the time. In the majority of tornadoes, air spirals into a tornado in a large counterclockwise ...

(NEXSTAR) – An often overlooked switch on ceiling fans could be the key to staying a bit cooler this summer. If you’ve ever taken a close look at the fan, you may have noticed a small switch located ...

This summer has been brutal, with record-breaking heatwaves across the US, and heat domes that have sent the temperature rocketing up into three digits as far north as Connecticut. If your AC has been ...

During this hot summer, some people are looking for any way to stay cool. One solution is as simple as flicking a switch: reversing the direction of a ceiling fan. This change can keep a room’s ...

Discover the mind-blowing science behind a screw that works both clockwise and counterclockwise. Learn how its unique design ...

The Detroit People Mover began operating counter-clockwise today, and will do so on weekends in February and then daily beginning March 1, the Detroit Transportation Corporation announced. It is the ...