Temperature and Tentacles

Chilly… frozen fresh… octopodes?!   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.   Octopuses experience drastic temperature changes in the ocean. But they can’t regulate their body temperature like mammals. So, how do they stay warm?    Matthew Birk and team from the Marine Biological Laboratory

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Water Wonder

Water treatment that’s effective…and CUTE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Most treatment facilities purify water by using chemicals that glob onto bad stuff. But this process isn’t perfect… if only someone could lend a hand… or a tentacle?! Introducing the sea anemone Actinia! It

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