About 39 million Americans don't use AC. While many can't afford it or don't need it, some have other reasons for giving it ...

Prison officials plan to install air conditioning for all prison beds by 2026 as rising temperatures pose growing health ...

Air conditioners and electric fans already account for approximately 10 percent of electricity consumption worldwide. On extremely hot days, AC efficiency drops, as the units have to work harder ...

Air conditioning continued to be used in plants and mills throughout the early 1900s, but it wasn't until 1914 that this modern convenience was installed for the first time in a private home.

Ahh, summer, a time of vacations at the beach or mountains—and sky-high electricity bills as your air conditioner labors ...

To keep our guide to the best smart window air conditioners up to date, I've been testing window air conditioners for the ...

Air conditioning, the treat we take for granted when those hot summer months roll around, is one of the luxuries we enjoy today that has a long history dating back to the 1800s. But it wasn't ...

Humming air conditioners are the soundtrack to summer in the U.S., given that almost 90% of households use them for cooling. Even though air conditioning is everywhere, however, many people still ...

Willis Carrier, inventor of the air conditioner, ... in 1876 to an old New England family—including an ancestor who was hanged as a witch in Salem—and attended Cornell University, ...

When the temperature soared to 99 degrees Fahrenheit last month, Singapore resident Chee Kuan Chew saw just one option: cancel all plans and stay indoors in air-conditioned comfort.

Lee Kuan Yew, the country’s founding prime minister, once called air conditioning “the greatest invention of the 20th century” and credited it for helping to transform the island from a ...