Blood vessels and sweat glands are known as effectors, changing your body when something is off. If you step out of a cool building into a hot and sunny day, you’ll probably notice that your skin ...

Living things have a remarkable ability to function and thrive in a variety of environments that are constantly changing. Despite exposure to wildly different temperatures during heat waves and cold ...

From puberty to menstruation, pregnancy to menopause, our hormones are in a constant flux. “Hormones help regulate a wide variety of functions in our bodies, including metabolism, growth and ...