MIT battery that inhales and exhales air can store power for months
Could this air-breathing battery help solve energy storage woes? 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
Incredible Algae Dome absorbs sun and CO2 to produce superfood and oxygen
Industrial agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions - but what if there was a way to sustainably...
NASA unveils plan to make oxygen on Mars
Future Mars colonists are going to need oxygen, and NASA has a plan to make it. Their Mars 2020 Rover will be equipped...
Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert
A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active by reconnecting them...
New map provides clues into 500-million-year mystery in Earth’s past
1,000 to 520 million years ago, Earth's climate was undergoing dramatic changes. From icy extremes in what some...
Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” in 2017 could be the largest on record
When humans abuse the environment and dump nitrate-and phosphorous-heavy pollutants into rivers, lakes, ponds and...
Revolutionary solar paint creates endless energy from water vapor
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created a revolutionary new solar paint that can be used to produce...
Stunning prefab OxyGen project will deliver a green oasis to Paris
Located between the train tracks and the banks of Neuilly sur Seine, the 1,500-square-meter OxyGen development...
Climate change is draining the oceans of oxygen
A new study in the journal Nature has found that the amount of dissolved oxygen in the ocean is declining worldwide...
China’s first vertical forest is rising in Nanjing
Stefano Boeri Architetti is bringing the vertical forest concept popularized in Milan to Nanjing, China with the...
Plants are keeping atmospheric carbon levels stable, but it won’t last forever
Everyone knows that trees and other plants consume carbon dioxide, producing a byproduct of pure oxygen that leaves...
Ingenious Chlorella Oxygen Pavilion helps city dwellers breathe clean, unpolluted air using algae
Air quality is a serious issue that needs to be addressed as more and more people move to large cities. At the...
Are algae-powered oxygen bars on the horizon?
While the idea may seem strange at first, these pods could actually be the answer to the increasing problem of...
Earth’s oxygen levels are declining – and scientists aren’t sure why
Scientists led by Daniel Stolper at Princeton University studied samples of ancient air trapped in ice in Antarctica...
Scientists discover traces of air breathed by Earth’s very first animals
A literal breath of air from the time of Earth’s first animals was recently found, extracted, and analyzed by...
‘Largest-ever’ new map of universe shows 1.2 million galaxies
A new map reveals our universe is more massive than we realize. Astronomers with the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic...
Scientists found oxygen in a galaxy 13.1 billion light years away
Astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan have found "the most distant oxygen ever detected"...
The world will run out of breathable air unless carbon emissions are cut
As the world struggles to find effective ways to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming, a recent study...
2,000-year-old butter found in Irish bog is still edible
Long before the invention of refrigerators, ancient people found creative ways to keep their dairy products fresh....
Everest climbers bag summit for the first time in two years
Professional mountain climber Adrian Ballinger has summited Mt Everest six times already, but that didn’t fade...
This elegant planter hides a desktop computer inside
This may look like any old planter, but look again. Beneath the beautiful wooden case and zen stones lies a fully-functioning...
Climate change could suffocate the Pacific Ocean in less than 20 years
A new study suggests that human activity is having a devastating effect on oxygen levels in the world’s oceans,...
Air-purifying EcoQube Air adds thriving greenery and clean air to any home
Fresh natural air is vital to the health of human beings. Clean oxygen from plants removes volatile chemicals in...
David Trubridge unveils new lights inspired by deep sea creatures
Diatoms are the often unknown foot soldiers of this so-called circle of life in which we live. Dwelling on the...
Blast your hangover in Mexico’s first underwater oxygen bar
Sucking on flavored air may seem like a weird thing to do, but you can do it while underwater at Mexico’s first...
Beijing cafe shaped like a greenhouse is filled with air-purifying plants
The green theme of the restaurant was no accident, as Four O Nine architects were inspired by the cafe’s mission...
Copenhagen’s AIR Lab wants to suck pollution out of the air and scrub it clean
The University of Copenhagen’s AIR Lab hopes to infuse air pollution-laden cities with pockets of fresh, breathable...
Injectable Oxygen Particles Could Be the Only Way to Breathe in a World Smothered By Air Pollution
There's nothing more satisfying or more cleansing than sucking in a deep breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, clean...
INFOGRAPHIC: How ocean pollution is harming your health
Did you know that 70% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by marine plants? While the deep blue sea may seem mysterious...
Ancient human-sized fish breathed with lungs
The ancient ancestors of the human-sized coelacanth (see-leh-kanth) breathed with lungs, according to a new study....
