Acclimation is the process by which an organism adjusts to a change in its environment.It generally refers to the ability of living things to adjust to changes in climate, and usually occurs in a short time of the change. Scientists distinguish...

Acclimatization is a process whereby the human body becomes adapted to the challenges brought about by a change in altitude. The decreasing amount of oxygen available as altitude—the vertical distance above the level of the sea--increases can...

The process of adaptation to a variation in climate sufficient upon completion to allow normal functioning of the...

To become accustomed to a different climate or...

Acclimatization is the process of an organism adjusting to chronic change in its environment, often involving temperature, moisture, food, often relating to seasonal climate changes. (In laboratory conditions, this process is controlled to one variable...

Marco Andretti became the third generation of his family to drive a Formula One car, making his debut Friday on the final day of winter testing.Andretti posted a time of 1 minute, 21.873 seconds through 62 laps of the 2.748-mile circuit in a Honda 2006...

Equestrian has become one of the trickiest events for organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.The event was moved hundreds of kilometers south of the Chinese capital to Hong Kong, where animal diseases are less common than in mainland China. But some still worry how the...