Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in ...

An article published this week in The Lancet medical journal found that more than half of the world’s population lacks access to safe and affordable medical oxygen services, and most people outside of ...

Our limited understanding of the metabolism of our microbial ancestor is a sizeable gap in our knowledge of how complex life ...

The people of Earth have aspirations to return to the Moon and eventually colonize Mars, two places where oxygen isn't ...

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic ...

The Earth's deep interior may absorb more chemical oxygen than previously thought, revealing a new geological process ...

Almost anything is for sale on Amazon -- even portable oxygen concentrators (POCs), which usually require a prescription to obtain. But respiratory medicine specialists are warning that these over-the ...

A “magic number” of physics might not be so magic after all. Using a powerful particle accelerator, researchers have spotted an elusive variant of oxygen for the first time. The isotope, oxygen-28, ...

Oxygen therapy can help people with certain health conditions, such as emphysema, sleep apnea, or severe COVID-19, get enough oxygen to stay well and function. Oxygen therapy may be a temporary ...

Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

Learn how oxygen’s early rise could have given complex life the energy boost it needed to evolve. The story of how complex life began is largely understood, but one contradiction has never quite fit.