Drinking beetroot juice boosts stamina and could help people exercise for up to 16% longer, a UK study suggests.

A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake - making exercise less tiring. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A higher concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere let dragonflies sometimes grow to the size of hawks, and some millipede-like bugs reached some six feet (two meters) in length, a new study suggests. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

Nanotechnology has paved the way for a healthy cigarette -- one whose filter can absorb every impurity and release small doses of oxygen to the smoker, which doctors say will keep the smoker alive on average 5-10 years longer than a non-smoker. [Spoof] picked by patrickflorida 2 years ago

Why dump some liquid oxygen on it of course! I found this guy's website via Google's "Random link" thingy way back in 1998. The original site is down, but here is a video of the deed. Science rocks! picked by Moe 2 years ago

MIT scientists propose that blood may help us think, in addition to its well-known role as the conveyor of fuel and oxygen to brain cells... picked by ziggyguy 2 years ago

The 7,500 lbf engine is the first of its kind, as methane-oxygen (a fuel-oxidizer combination superior to those currently in use today) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

A New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine died after an energy firm switched off her power supply because of unpaid bills, her family claims. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

Lock Up Carbon In Soil And Use Bioenergy Exhaust Gases For Energy. Writing in the journal Nature, a Cornell biogeochemist describes an economical and efficient way to help offset global warming: Pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by charring, or partially burning, trees, grasses or crop residues without the use of oxygen. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

What would happen if an astronaut came unglued in space and, say, destroyed the ship's oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone aboard?

NASA Has a plan... picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Play with cats, take the time to relax, breathe in some oxygen. In a high-stress city like Tokyo, relaxation is an industry worth about $30 billion a year in Japan. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A man-made, pure-white compound called Oxycyte carries oxygen 50 times as effectively as our own blood. picked by 86Apex 3 years ago

Consider someone who has just died of a heart attack. His organs are intact, he hasn't lost blood. All that's happened is his heart has stopped beating—the definition of "clinical death"—and his brain has shut down to conserve oxygen. But what has actually died? picked by super 3 years ago