This lesson plan teaches students how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment -- a process called homeostasis. Most of the ...

Feeling cold all the time is not just a comfort issue. It can be an early warning sign of anemia, metabolic slowdown, or ...

That thermometer reading you barely glance at during a doctor’s visit? It might be hiding critical information about your health that goes far beyond checking for a fever. While we’ve long treated ...

Throughout history, people have had to find ways to cope with varying environmental conditions. Whether they lived in a hot or cold climate or had access to plentiful or limited water, they adapted ...

A recent analysis of temperature trends suggests that the average human body temperature has dropped since the 19th century due to physiological changes. The authors of the new study also highlight ...