Human habitation and adaptation to extreme environments have a deep history in
anthropological research. Anthropologists' understanding of these ecological pressures and …

A large body of work focuses on the unique aspects of Neanderthal anatomy, inferred
physiology, and behavior to test the assumption that Neanderthals were hyper‐adapted to …

Background Research on human extreme cold climate adaptations has benefitted from a
recent resurgence since Ted Steegmann laid out his Human Cold Adaptation Agenda in …

Research investigating thermoregulatory energy costs in free-living humans is limited. We
determined the total energy expenditure (TEE) of Tuvan pastoralists living in an extreme …

Introduction Interest in human physiological responses to cold stress have seen a
resurgence in recent years with a focus on brown adipose tissue (BAT), a mitochondria …

While human adaptability is regarded as a classical topic in anthropology, recent work
provides new insight into metabolic adaptations to cold climates and the role of phenotypic …

Prehistoric colonization of East Polynesia represents the last and most extensive of human
migrations into regions previously uninhabited. Although much of East Polynesia is tropical …

The fields of biological anthropology and exercise physiology are closely related and can
provide mutually beneficial insights into human performance. These fields often use similar …

Objective High levels of total energy expenditure (TEE, kcal/day) have been documented
among numerous human populations such as tropical climate horticulturalists and high …

Objectives We investigated seasonal changes in brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation and
metabolism in a temperate‐climate Albany, NY population. Methods Data were collected …