Tag: Temperature
People’s bodies now run cooler than ‘normal’ – even in the...
Michael Gurven, University of California Santa Barbara and Thomas Kraft, University of California Santa Barbara
Feeling under the weather? Chances are you or your doctor...
Days with both extreme heat and extreme air pollution are becoming...
Yangyang Xu, Texas A&M University and Xiaohui Xu, Texas A&M University
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Do I have to wear a jacket when it’s cold outside?
Carolyn Kaloostian, University of Southern California
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
It’s cold! A physiologist explains how to keep your body feeling...
JohnEric Smith, Mississippi State University
Whether waiting for a bus, playing outside or walking the dog – during the colder winter season, everyone is looking...
Is winter miserable for wildlife?
Bridget B. Baker, Wayne State University
While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots and...
How to survive hot weather at work – and not fall...
Craig Knight, University of Exeter
When I am too hot at work I like to open a window, retrieve an ice lolly from the kitchen...
The journey to the other side of absolute zero
By Tapio Simula, Monash University
Absolute zero is the temperature (-273.15C) at which all motion in matter stops and is thought to be unreachable. But...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
