Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How hot does it get in the desert? – Henry, age ...

It's no secret that Phoenix is hot, but late summer and the start of fall were scorchers, even by Valley of the Sun standards. Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures ...

When you think of a desert, you probably imagine giant waves of sand dunes beneath a blazing Sun. You’d be picturing a hot desert, like the Sahara in Africa. Some of the most scorching temperatures ...

Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries in the mine" for gauging the impact of climate change on the behavior and ...

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