Where they live: Plants are found on every continent, even Antarctica, and every ocean. What they eat: Plants use sunlight for photosynthesis, which produces sugars that fuel them. Plants are an ...

The love for houseplants keeps growing and growing and it's no surprise-as the benefits extend far beyond the aesthetics. The ...

The Moon has no breathable oxygen – which obviously presents a hurdle for astronauts. There’s only so much we can take with us, so figuring out how to produce it there is crucial. Now, ESA researchers ...

As COVID-19-related hospitalizations rise in Hawaii, health officials worry that the demand for medical oxygen will exceed what the islands are able to produce. Since the beginning of August, the ...

Earth's atmosphere wasn't always full of life-giving oxygen — it was once a choking mixture of carbon dioxide and other gases, more like the atmosphere of Mars or Venus. It's widely believed that the ...

The Chuquiraga jussieui, otherwise known as the "flower of the Andes," an endangered flower that grows 3,000 to 5,000 feet above sea level. (CN) — Just how plants adapt to higher altitudes has been ...

Scientists have discovered how plants sense low oxygen levels to survive flooding. The finding could lead eventually to the production of high-yielding, flood-tolerant crops, benefiting farmers, ...

The Lagos State Government has activated an oxygen plant within the premises of the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Yaba to provide urgent support to COVID-19 patients, who require oxygen therapy.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia has opened the country’s first public oxygen plant as the Horn of Africa nation with one of the world’s weakest health systems combats COVID-19. The oxygen plant was ...

About 350 million years ago, evolution took one small step for fish, and a giant leap for every terrestrial animal since. It may all have been made possible by plants. Prehistoric oxygen levels ...