New research on African striped mice finds that hotter weather causes blood to thicken. This increased viscosity forces the heart to work harder, suggesting that as temperatures rise, heatwaves could physically overload the circulatory systems of wild mammals, threatening their survival.

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New research on African striped mice finds that hotter weather causes blood to thicken. This increased viscosity forces the heart to work harder, suggesting that as temperatures rise, heatwaves could physically overload the circulatory systems of wild mammals, threatening their survival.

New research on African striped mice finds that hotter weather causes blood to thicken. This increased viscosity forces the heart to work harder, suggesting that as temperatures rise, heatwaves could physically overload the circulatory systems of wild mammals, threatening their survival.

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