Big hair? Bald? How much difference your hair really makes to keep you cool or warm
We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp.
We have millions of hair follicles on our body, including around 100,000 on our scalp.
Evolution
Jun 15, 2023
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Despite the continued development and commercialization of various wearable electronic devices, such as smart bands, progress with these devices has been curbed by one major limitation, as they regularly need to be recharged. ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 5, 2021
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Big game are usually resilient and adaptive mammals, but increased warming in productive regions of Alaska and the Great Plains poses a threat to populations of moose and bison.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2020
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No one likes being bitten by whining mosquitoes, but have you ever considered what the experience is like for them as their cold-blooded bodies fill with our warm blood? Now researchers reporting online on December 15 in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 15, 2011
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More than 1,000 people have died at this year's hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, an AFP tally showed on Thursday.
Environment
Jun 20, 2024
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Wearable electronics could be perpetually powered by stretchy, self-mending materials that use body heat to generate electricity. Three carefully curated organic compounds have been combined to develop a prototype thermoelectric ...
Materials Science
Jan 6, 2020
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With Christmas temperatures forecast to rise above 35 degrees, Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital is reminding people to be mindful of heat stroke in pets.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2012
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Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students have developed new and practical life-saving innovations inspired from everyday problems, including improving the safety of cyclists on the roads and keeping the dengue menace ...
Engineering
May 20, 2013
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A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2009
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Birds are getting bigger in central California, and that was a big surprise for Rae Goodman and her colleagues.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2011
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