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On a hot and humid day, the fan is your friend. But ice cream won’t make the difference you think it will.
Heat stroke is a danger in extreme temperatures, but a major risk factor for dying during a heat wave is cardiovascular disease and other pre-existing health conditions.
When the weather outside is very hot, it can make us feel really unhappy. Here’s why.
The cetacean brain has a specialised thermogenic system that helps the animal’s brain to produce enough heat to maintain a functional brain temperature.
Sweating is usually our body’s way of stopping us from overheating. But if excess sweating is a problem for you, there’s help.
Some people swear by cold showers to cope with a long, hot summer. Here’s why they’d be better off taking a warm one.
Mammals’ ancestors had a third eye and the fossil record of its disappearance tells us the story of the evolution of one of our most important features: warm blood.
Researchers are finding new ways to keep them cool.
An electric fan cools you down in extreme heat, but not if you’re old.
Our success as a species is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration.
If you work in an office, chances are you or the person sitting next to you has grumbled about it being too hot or cold.
Fever indicates a problem, but is there anything wrong with feeling excessively cold rather than actually being cold?
Are neck, hand or forearm cooling, ice-cube sucking or cold showers effective ways to lose heat on those dog days of summer? Can sports clothing keep you cool by wicking away sweat? When the heat is on…
While most of us agree ice cream and cold beverages are refreshing summer treats, do they actually help cool us down?
Dinosaurs were neither warm- nor cold-blooded, according to a new study. John Grady from University of New Mexico and colleagues…
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Professor and Head of School, Anatomy Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD Student, Bond University
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Professor of Environmental Physiology and Ergonomics, Dean of Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor of Thermal Physiology, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Heat & Health; Director of Heat & Health Research Incubator; Director of Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Environmental Humanities, University of Kent
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Physiology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Human Anatomy, Swinburne University of Technology
