Thursday, April 22, 2010

Maxed Out: How Cold Can You Get And Live?

Chill out, this won't hurt a bit (Image: Ty Milford / Getty)

From New Scientist:

Humans hate being cold, and for good reason: our long-limbed bodies are exquisitely adapted to lose heat, not to retain it. This makes perfect sense in the intense heat of the African savannah, where humans evolved. Without our technological adaptations to cold - clothing, heating, shelter - that's where we'd all still be living, says Mike Tipton of the University of Portsmouth, UK, who studies human thermoregulation.

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