Humidity-loving houseplants can suffer indoors in the winter when humidity is at an all-time low. Utilizing your dishwasher's steam is a great way to give your plants an added moisture boost. Here's ...

Is ambient humidity sabotaging your bakes? I ran a home experiment on flour's water absorption and then did the math so you don't have to. Do you really need to tweak a dough’s water just because ...

Millions of Americans suffer from seasonal and environmental allergies that worsen in dry conditions, particularly during winter months when indoor heating systems dramatically reduce ambient humidity ...

Humans, microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi), and plants all react differently to dry ambient conditions. Microbes adapt quickly by shrinking down, forming thicker membranes, and becoming dormant.

The flower Datura wrightii actively maintains humidity gradients, discovered in a Dec. 2022 study by the Raguso Lab, led by Prof. Robert Raguso, neurobiology and behavior. This has potential ...