Your nose gets colder when you’re stressed. These thermal images show the change

BBC News on HealthYour nose gets colder when you’re stressed. These thermal images show the change

Psychologists subjected a BBC reporter to a carefully designed thermal camera stress test.

October 12, 2025/by BBC News

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