Mammals Breathe Through Intestines to Recover From Respiratory Distress; Can Humans Do The Same?

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.14.2021 22:02 PM

Rats, mice, pigs, and other mammals can breathe using their intestines by pumping air up their butts. Can humans do this as well? Some scientists believe it could be an alternative treatment for COVID-19 patients.

Earth's Deoxygenation Expected in 1 Billion Years

03.08.2021 00:15 AM

A study predicts the sun's aging will result in a reaction in the atmosphere that will increase global temperatures and kill plant life resulting, in the Earth's deoxygenation in a billion years.

Feeling Nauseous After An Exercise? Here's Why

01.05.2021 06:00 AM

Exercise has many health benefits to the body and helps keep diseases away. However, there are times when a person may feel nauseous after an exercise.

Mouth Breathing Can Lead to Certain Health Problems

12.26.2020 05:00 AM

While breathing, using the mouth is essential when nasal passages are congested. However, the mouth is simply not designed to process air in a similar way that the nose does.

Trial Device MOXIE Could Contribute to Rocket Launch Off Mars

11.28.2020 12:00 PM

The MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment is a trial device with the ability to yield oxygen.

Prolonged Oxygen Support Can Cause Lung Injury

08.13.2020 07:00 AM

Critically ill patients with coronavirus are usually treated in intensive care with oxygen support. Researchers discover that the lung microbiome changes, leading to lung injury as patients receive high concentrations of oxygen.

Jellyfish-like Parasite Can Live Without Oxygen: The First of Its Kind

05.11.2020 01:07 AM

First multicellular organism with no mitochondrial genome living its life without breathing. The common concept that all organisms need oxygen to live might be wrong as researchers discovered a unique organism that does not need to breathe to survive.

NASA to Use Gold in Creating Oxygen on the Moon Soon? How is that Possible?

04.19.2020 19:10 PM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) golden idea: use MOXIE, a golden box made out of gold to create oxygen that Mars explorers will use to move and breathe on Mars.

Ancient Specks of Dust Hints At Possible Scenarios of How the Earth's Atmosphere Changed

12.24.2019 06:07 AM

The findings of this research can be vital in creating climate models that will help scientists understand the planet more especially now when Earth is facing climate change.

Scientists Create an Artificial Leaf That Sucks CO2 Out of the Air

11.18.2019 08:58 AM

A group of scientists developed an artificial leaf that can help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Making Breathable Oxygen Out of Carbon Dioxide

06.05.2019 10:43 AM

Study reveals how to create oxygen from carbon dioxide Oxygen is necessary in sustaining life and considered as a precious gem since it cannot be found in space.

Octopuses May Go Blind As Climate Change Sucks Oxygen Out of the Ocean Says New Research

05.20.2019 17:39 PM

Recent study shows that oxygen in the water is important to the vision of marine invertebrates Humans need oxygen to turn light particles into visual information, and this is true with marine invertebrates as well.

More Movements Lead to Longer Life, Study Says

04.12.2019 08:09 AM

Individuals with lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness have the most to gain from boosting their fitness

Researchers Discovered A Catalyst That Can Easily Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen

05.16.2017 15:30 PM

University of Houston physicists has discovered a catalyst that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen, composed of easily available, low-cost materials and be operating far more efficiently than previous catalysts.

Why Oxygen Is 'Expelled' By Comets

05.16.2017 12:34 PM

Experts examine the abundant oxygen that is released by comets and explain the nagging mystery. One Caltech chemical engineer who tried innovative techniques to create microprocessors in computers has shown why comets expel oxygen.

Oxygen Can Be Generated From Comet 67P In Deep Space Without The Need For Life

05.15.2017 04:14 AM

In 2015, scientists announced the detection molecular oxygen at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which was studied by the Rosetta spacecraft. It was the “biggest surprise of the mission,” they said a discovery that could change our understanding of how the solar system formed.

Naked Mole Rats Could Survive Without Oxygen, Don’t Get Cancer & Turn Into Plants

04.21.2017 19:42 PM

Find out interesting facts from the study about the naked mole rats here. Naked mole rats are known to be bizarre looking creatures living in the tunnels of East Africa.

How Plants Produce Oxygen, Cyanobacteria Has The Answer

03.31.2017 18:12 PM

scientists found cyanobacteria is the first organism on earth that produced oxygen for the first time. It was often thought that the bacteria is blue-green algae. In a recent study, researchers found it is not an alga. It is actually bacteria which first introduced Oxygen on Earth.

'Quartz' Crystals At The Core Of Earth Are The Power House Of Magnetic Field

02.23.2017 18:42 PM

Scientists from Earth-Life Science Institute(ELSI) has found that Earth's magnetic field gets the power from the Quartz crystals. Lead researcher Kei Hirose and his team created an Earth's core like environment at their lab and found that the crystallization process of Silicon and Oxygen provides the energy for the magnetic field.

Global Warming Causes Record Shrinking Of Ocean Oxygen Level In 50 Years: Alarming Condition For Sea Life

02.17.2017 01:03 AM

Over the past 50 years, the global rate of Oxygen at ocean is decreased by two percent. Scientists identified that burning of fossil fuel increases the greenhouse gas in atmosphere and 40 percent of greenhouse gases gets absorbed by ocean.

Oxygen Decreases In Oceans Affecting Not Only Aquatic Animals

02.16.2017 02:52 AM

A new scientific report has stated that oxygen levels have decreased In oceans, specifically Pacific and Arctic. It has largely affected the aquatic organisms.