Penguins avoid freezing feet in sub-zero temperatures through physiological adaptations like countercurrent heat exchange, insulating feathers, and thick layers of fat. These mechanisms help them ...
NOAA scientists have discovered that a large ocean-going fish, called the opah, is fully warm-blooded. Their study, published in the journal Science, shows that the fish’s active style of swimming and ...
(CBS SF) -- As if this circular silver and orange fish wasn't strange enough, researchers recently discovered it also has warm blood, giving it a unique advantage. It's the first time any fish has ...
The car-tire-size opah is striking enough thanks to its rotund, silver body. But now, researchers have discovered something surprising about this deep-sea dweller: It's got warm blood. That makes the ...
While the weather outside may indeed get frightful this winter, a parka, knit hat, wool socks, insulated boots, and maybe a roaring fire make things bearable for people who live in cold climates. But ...
Scientists have found the first known example of a fish with warm blood. The large circular fish is called an opah, or sometimes a moonfish, and researchers have determined that it can keep its ...
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A fierce cold snap has forced many of us to stay indoors, looking out at the Minnesota wildlife in temperatures double digits below freezing. For the people who find it ...
Thanks to the polar vortex that's turned most of the country into a frozen tundra this week, most us just barely eked out getting to work in sub-zero (or in some cases, -30º F) temps. But while us ...
The moonfish, also known as the opah, is the first known warm-blooded fish, it has been announced. This rather voluptuous fish warms its blood using a flapping motion with its pectoral fins, and ...