User:Brbs4303/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating
Cold and heat adaptations in humans

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this topic because I found it interesting and wanted to learn more about it. This is an important topic because it is vital to understand how humans adapt to different environments. Understanding our history can help us with current problems that we are faced with like climate change for example. My preliminary impression of the article was positive while reading through it. The article is well researched and draws from many reliable sources that teaches the reader about cold and heat adaptations in humans. However, visual elements are missing in the article and may help the reader understand the different environments and challenges that humans are forced to adapt too. Overall this article has a strong foundation and is informative.

Evaluate the article
The article on Cold and heat adaptations in humans is clearly portrayed and represents scientific concepts that are comprehensible to the reader .The lead is developed in a concise manner, providing a brief description of the key points that are going to be discussed in the article such as the physiological adaptations to hot and cold temperatures, social adaptations, and genetic adaptations. Terms are defined throughout the article which helps the reader understand the language used as they read along. The articles content is relevant to the topic from start to finish and goes into more detail as you keep reading. The content covers all aspects of hot and cold adaptations in humans including cultural adaptations, evolution, and physiological adaptations. For example, the addition of Bergmann's rule and Allen's rule add depth to the article and different point of views to consider based on geographic location. The tone is neutral and stands with an educational perspective and there are no biases in information. There is a balance between the cultural, physiological and genetic adaptations which provides a holistic view on the topic. The text includes many up to date references which provides solid evidence enhancing the articles credibility from reliable sources. The sources provided in the article are valid and working and are drawn from scholarly articles and journals. The article is well written throughout, it is clear, concise and easy to read and if the reader has any difficulties with definitions there are shortcuts to different pages to help educate the reader. The key words and titles are bolded which makes it easy to point out what the paragraph is discussing. Additionally, subheadings aid in understanding the content and breaking them down into different sections provides direction as to what the reader is discussing while keeping the topic in mind. However, images aren't present in the article and would help to put a picture in the readers mind so they can visualize what they are exactly talking about. Adding pictures such as a map of the area they are discussing would help the reader picture where the location is, what the surrounding environment was like and the different challenges humans were faced with when trying to thermoregulate. The Talk page is empty, including a discussion section is a valuable section as it encourages collaborative input and new information can be shared/learned by addressing questions and concerns from other readers. Overall this is a strong article that is structured and informative on cold and heat adaptations to humans. The different subsections and headings adds depth to the article while keeping on track with the topic and is accompanied with strong supporting evidence from reliable sources.