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The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) can grow to 24 feet and thanks to antifreeze elements in its system its meat is poisonous to humans. Photo Credit: NOAA OKEANOS Explorer Program , 2013 Northeast U. S. Canyons Expedition

Why don’t Arctic and Antarctic fish freeze to death? Antifreeze!

October 28, 2015

By Valerie Clark Many fish are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature is set by […]

Researchers in Antarctica with the Deep-SCINI rover. (Photo credit: Linuxgizmos.com)

Ice Cold: Living Under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf

April 1, 2015

By Earl Filskov April 1, 2015 When drilling a hole almost 2,500 feet (740m) through the […]

Notothenioid fish under Antarctic use have developed some unusual ways to avoid freezing. (Photo credit: Icefish larvae by Uwe Kils is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 photo resized)

Meet the Notothenioid Fish: Antarctic Icefish Uses Antifreeze in Blood to Survive

March 25, 2015

By Shauna Bennett March 25, 2015, 4:23 p.m. Near Antarctica, the seawaters are congested with […]

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