Tag: Southern Ocean
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.
Meet the Ghostly Organisms that Rescue the Planet
A man was paddleboarding last month when he came across a mysterious creature three miles off the shoreline of California.
Without Hemoglobin, How Do Icefish Survive the Cold? By Design
Icefish, aka the family Channichthydiae, survive at 0oC in the Southern Ocean by maintaining blood viscosity at the set point of 3.27 centipoise.