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Basements have a reputation for being cool, damp spaces—perfect for storing holiday decorations but not so great for a comfortable, healthy environment. Whether you’re aiming to convert an unfinished ...

Finding the right indoor humidity keeps your family healthy, your home protected, and your air feeling fresh all year. Experts say keeping humidity between 30 and 50 percent helps your skin, breathing ...

As the old saying goes — it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. A reference to the amount of water vapor in the air, humidity is a necessary factor in keeping the interior of your home comfortable, no ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

The best humidifiers are designed to put moisture into the air—particularly helpful during the dry winter months—but as you shop for one of these appliances, you’ll find that there are multiple types ...

Dry and damp powders can have extremely dissimilar properties. Even small amounts of moisture can significantly alter powder properties, making humidity and its effects a crucial concern for powder ...