How Antelopes Keep Their Brains Cool During Intense Sprinting
A sprinting antelope runs its heart at what would be a medical emergency in many mammals, yet its brain carries on as if nothing has happened. Beneath the horns, a tightly engineered system keeps oxygen and temperature in the brain within a narrow operating range even while muscles and lungs are pushed close to their mechanical limits.At the core of this design is a vascular heat‑exchange network ...More
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