For years, when I told people I studied stress and trauma, I often received the same surprised reaction: “That must be so intense.” Sometimes followed by, “Do you work in crisis zones?” But while ...

General adaptation syndrome (GAS), also known as Selye's syndrome, describes the changes your body goes through when you experience stress. It involves three stages of stress-induced changes: your ...

Urban heat stress and the urban heat island (UHI) effect have become urgent public health and environmental issues in cities globally. Rapid urbanization ...

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...

Acute stress is a part of life, but when it turns into chronic stress, it can cause serious health concerns both mentally and physically. Acute stress is the stress you feel as the direct result of a ...