Cold and heat adaptations in humans are a part of the broad adaptability of Homo sapiens. Adaptations in humans can be physiological, genetic, or cultural...

illnesses and stress are epigenetic mechanisms. Evolutionary biology portal Blood type distribution by country Cold and heat adaptations in humans Evolutionary...

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climatic variables are ignored. Animal migration Biogeography Cold and heat adaptations in humans Gene flow Gigantothermy FRYDRÝŠEK, Karel (2019). Biomechanika...

in their tissues. Amphibians and reptiles cope with heat gain by evaporative cooling and behavioral adaptations. An example of behavioral adaptation is...

and behavioural mechanisms resulting from conscious cultural adaptations. There are four avenues of heat loss: convection, conduction, radiation, and...

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ambient heat. Such internally generated heat is mainly an incidental product of the animal's routine metabolism, but under conditions of excessive cold or...

poses danger to human health, because heat and sunlight overwhelm the thermoregulation in humans. There are several definitions of heat waves: The IPCC...

avoid harm for people, and is usually done alongside climate change mitigation. It also aims to exploit opportunities. Humans may also intervene to help...

temperature-sensitive human organ. Thus the loss of fur was also a factor in further adaptations, both physical and behavioral, that differentiated humans from other...

cells stored in the spleen, and, in humans, heart rhythm irregularities. Although aquatic animals have evolved profound physiological adaptations to conserve...

to swimming in very cold water. Beneficial adaptations include the following: having an insulating layer of body fat covering the limbs and torso; ability...

switched to diurnality to help gain more heat through the day, and therefore conserve more energy, especially in colder seasons. Light is one of the most defining...

advantage: adaptations to cold temperatures, called cold-eurythemy, are seen as essential for the survival of species during ice ages. In addition, the...

while heat waves and wildfires are becoming more common. Amplified warming in the Arctic has contributed to thawing permafrost, retreat of glaciers and sea...

described in relation to heat shock, but are now known to also be expressed during other stresses including exposure to cold, UV light and during wound healing...

A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes...

Humans (Homo sapiens) or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus Homo. They are...

seen in the past. Extreme events are based on a location's recorded weather history. The main types of extreme weather include heat waves, cold waves...

– 'various', 'spotted', and therme – 'heat') whose internal temperature varies considerably. Poikilotherms have to survive and adapt to environmental stress...

several methods that humans can use to reduce the negative effects of stress on living things. One of the types of Abiotic Stress is cold. This has a huge...

temperatures have increased cold or heat tolerance as adults, respectively (See Developmental plasticity). The salt content of sweat and urine decreases as people...

and catabolism etc. This is comparable to a common incandescent light-bulb. However, adult humans can produce in excess of 1,000 W (1.3 hp) of heat energy...

of climate change on human health are profound because they increase heat-related illnesses and deaths, respiratory diseases, and the spread of infectious...

provided humans with many psychological adaptations, in much the same way that it generated humans' anatomical and physiological adaptations. As with...

possible archaic admixture events. Some climatic adaptations, such as high-altitude adaptation in humans, are thought to have been acquired by archaic admixture...

control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans. Fire provided a source of warmth and lighting, protection from...

enhanced with a heat source at the bottom of the windtower (such as humans, ~80 Watts each[citation needed]), but this heats the house and makes it less...

generally refers to human-disturbed areas. Monthly rainfall is greater downwind of cities, partially due to the UHI. Increases in heat within urban centers...