title: Thermal physiology in a changing thermal world.
abstract: This editorial focuses on articles submitted to the Temperature call "Thermal Physiology in a Changing Thermal World." It highlights an array of topics related to thermoregulatory and metabolic functions in adverse environments, and the complexity and adaptability of the systems to changing climatic conditions, at various levels of body organization.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Physiology; Faculty of Dentistry; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Israel.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.affiliation: Human Environmental Physiological Research Unit; University of Ottawa ; Canada.
authors.forename: Glen P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.affiliation: The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health; University of Melbourne; Melbourne, VIC Australia; Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience; University Of Melbourne; Melbourne, VIC Australia.
authors.forename: Robin M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McAllen
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biology; NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism of Maastricht University Medical Center ; The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wouter D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: van Marken Lichtenbelt
keywords: assessment of thermoregulatory functions; brown adipose tissue and thermogenic modulators; central and peripheral thermo-modulators; evolutionary adaptation; perception in thermoregulation; systemic and molecular cross-tolerance to novel stressors