Before the widespread use of air conditioning, and for a long time afterwards, most Tucson homes were topped with evaporative coolers, commonly called “swamp coolers” because they chill the dry desert ...

Charles Schutte, an assistant professor at Rowan University’s Department of Environmental Science, holds soil dug up from an Atlantic white cedar swamp. He is teaming up with soil scientists and the ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a duct system that would allow a swamp cooler to operate more efficiently to keep a home cool and reduce energy bills," said an inventor, ...

It’s a scorching 95 degrees in northern Minnesota, and I’m testing my DIY skills by building a homemade swamp cooler in a Walmart parking lot to see if it can actually cool down my camper. Between ...

The Santa Rosa Band of Lower Muscogee has established a footprint in Escambia County with a Heritage Center planned for Jones Swamp Wetland Preserve land A Learning Grove is planned at which to offer ...

The Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee has established a footprint in Escambia County and will celebrate conservation and the environment from a Native American perspective at its Creek Heritage ...

There's never been a car quite like the Volkswagen Beetle. It's the most mass-produced car sold before the Toyota Corolla, with over 21 million made over its 65-year lifespan (even with a pause in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When summer heat kicks in and your space can’t accommodate a bulky window AC, an evaporative cooler (also ...

According to the Department of Energy, an evaporative cooler running in low humidity can reduce the ambient temperature by 5 to 15 degrees. (Getty Images) In late May in Albuquerque, as the ...