Science in the news

Science in the news

May 14, 2015


Everyone knows that fish are ectothermic (cold-blooded), right? As it turns out, the Opah, or Moonfish, is the first endothermic (warm-blooded) fish to ever be discovered. Click here to read more about it on LiveScience.com.


Hermit crabs don't grow their own shells; they have to find one whose owner has died. Click here to watch hermit crabs organize themselves into a "conga line" from largest to smallest to do a shell swap.

September 25, 2015

Sept. 18, 2019

Ebola is still wreaking havoc in parts of the world, with the potential to become an epidemic. Click here to read about progress which is being made in monkey studies to help the immune system mount a defense against Ebola. Click here to watch a short video explaining the basics of the Ebola virus.