Does Facial Hair Provide Significant Thermoregulatory Advantage and Protection in the Arctic? A Case for Bearded Arctic Warriors
We conclude that beards provide a lethality advantage to male soldiers operating in the cold, enhancing military exploitation of extreme cold environments.
Authors
- Karl E. Friedl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-8427)
- Julien Jacques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-2781)
- Christopher L. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-9356)
- Adam W. Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4980-8353)
- Madeline M Poley-Bogan
Institutions
- U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (US)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf425
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command