Tag: heart
Blood Viscosity and Freezing Temperatures — A Titanic Problem
Blood viscosity is the technical reason why Jack froze in less than 23 minutes, but icefish can survive for 15 years in water of a freezing temperature.
How Does the Crocodile Hold Its Breath So Long?
The actress Kate Winslet can hold her breath for seven and a quarter minutes. A crocodile, though, can hold his breath for hours.
In Breath-Holding, Kate Winslet and a Croc Are Champions
Kate Winslet, and other actors, for the sake of “the newest frontier in blockbuster moviemaking” are learning to hold their breath for several minutes.
A Culture-of-Death Tipping Point
A legal battle raged for several years during which the country agonized and argued about the right and moral course.
Scientific Paper Argues Antarctic Icefish “Designed to Utilize Hemoglobinless Blood”
“Proponents of intelligent design see customizations to decrease blood viscosity as examples of teleology in biology.”