With heavy squats on the schedule every week and the occasional long run thrown in, my knees are no strangers to stress – which means I’m constantly reaching for an ice pack or my hot water bottle.

Researchers asked 10 men and five women who were active and healthy to spend 30 minutes in cold water (60 degrees Fahrenheit), hot water (95 degrees) or room temperature water (78 degrees).

Coffee isn’t just a drink; it’s a ritual, a mood booster, and sometimes even a lifesaver on busy mornings. Some of us swear ...

Using hot and cold in quick succession is called contrast therapy, and it can greatly ease discomfort and aid in recovery. Below, we asked experts to explain exactly what contrast therapy is and ...

The practice sounds almost medieval in its simplicity: alternating between hot and cold temperatures to heal the body. Yet temperature contrast therapy, switching between heat exposure and cold ...

When you place hot coffee in a cup, heat is lost to conduction as the atoms within your cup collide with the sides of it, and the air above, transferring some of their energy to it. Convection ...

When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations.