Prachtig boek over thermoregulatie in ons dagelijks leven van Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt. Van rillen tot zweten beschrijft aan de hand van praktische voorbeelden en anekdotes hoe ons lichaam zijn temperatuur reguleert. Zo lees je…
While much of the nation is sweltering under the summer’s intense heat, have you ever wondered how we humans and other animals stay cool when it’s so hot outside? The simple answer is sweating for…
Thermoregulation is the biological mechanism responsible for maintaining a steady internal body temperature. The thermoregulation system includes the hypothalamus in the brain, as well as the sweat glands, skin, and circulatory system. Lees het hele…
An analysis of fossil specimens of the inner ear helps to refine the timeframe of a key transition in vertebrate evolution — when our mammal-like ancestors began to regulate and maintain a high body temperature.…
What is thermoregulation, and how does it work? Thermoregulation is the biological mechanism responsible for maintaining a steady internal body temperature. The thermoregulation system includes the hypothalamus in the brain, as well as the sweat…
Interesting publication about the effect of climate change published in the Lancet: The heatwaves and wildfires that swept across southern Europe and the USA this summer have been traumatic and deadly. 600 excess deaths were…