Szilárd Donhoffer: Mastermind of the study demonstrating how cold prevented death of protein deficiency

A Valentine's Day bouquet for Temperature readers: pleasing with prizes, searching for the right words, and keeping things mysterious

This editorial tells its readers that the journal Temperature awards its first prizes for best papers to Boris Kingma and Assaf Yacobi. It also discusses the use of several thermoregulation-related terms and expressions, including "cold temperature," "thermoneutral temperature," and "warm-sensitive" and offers, arguably, better alternatives. The editorial also contains a new puzzle: how can color affect temperature perception?

Szilárd Donhoffer (1902–1999)

The authors summarize the main events in the long life of Szilárd Donhoffer and his importance in founding thermoregulatory research at Pécs, Hungary.

Standing on the shoulders of giants

In this editorial, the author explains that the journal Temperature stands on the shoulders of giants-prominent scientists of the past and current members of the Temperature community. Temperature also uses the best tools, such as Google Scholar profiles. The editorial includes a new puzzle: why does warm water freeze faster than cold water?