Grandma may have been right about keeping a teakettle warming on the stove in winter to moisten the air. Studies of seasonal influenza have long found indications that flu spreads better in dry air.

The hygrometer is the instrument that measures relative humidity, the humidity is relative to the air temperature. This can confuse people because if you hold the ACTUAL water vapor constant but heat ...

We all know that humidity can have an impact on our hair and skin, but a new study from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Arizona suggests that relative humidity levels ...