Most of us have heard the adage “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” It comes from an outdated theory that a cold makes your body ...

A beginner runner says she developed first-degree frostbite on her ears after heading out for a three-mile run in subzero temperatures.

For much of North America, the last month has been an icy, frozen trudge. But from the right vantage point, it had a certain ...

Feel freezing during a fever? Scientists identify the brain circuit responsible for chills and why it sends signals to your ...

Nineteen people died in New York City during a recent snap of brutally cold weather that lasted more than three weeks, according to officials.

My aunt used my photos for religious clout, turning my face into her "testimony." I disowned the lie, and the backlash cost ...

The question of when a New Yorker can be moved indoors against their will was front and center during a City Council hearing on Tuesday on the deaths of 18 people during the recent brutally cold ...

Learn how a fever-related molecule activates emotional brain circuits, which intensify chills and drive warmth-seeking behavior during infection.

Falling ice, manhole fires, black ice and thin pond ice are among the hazards now emerging as the city thaws out.

You’re at the park wearing a heavy winter coat, a beanie, gloves, a scarf, and warm boots—and you’re still numb and shivering from the cold. Then you notice a robin hopping from branch to branch.

Something is happening to New York that we have not seen for a long time. Temperatures will rise above freezing for this week during the day. Even better is the long-term outlook ...

While the Northeast will be warmer than the brutal blast that struck this weekend, temperatures will stay below average, with 35 degrees forecast for New York City and 41 degrees forecast for D.C. on ...