NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about chimpanzee "conversations," oxygen from the bottom of the ocean and how a computer program may warn of rogue waves. It's ...

Indian mountaineer Rohtash Khileri sets a world record by surviving 24 hours on Mount Elbrus without oxygen, offering rare ...

Scientists have discovered oxygen is being produced extremely deep below the ocean's surface, changing how we think about life at the bottom of the sea. Researchers discovered the presence of strange ...

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence of oxygen production near polymetallic nodules located deep in the ocean. Called dark oxygen, this oxygen is being produced ...

Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative follows last year's discovery of ...

Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal urchin - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout Polymetallic nodules and an abyssal ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found oxygen being produced in a location where no one expected it – the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of meters below the surface. This ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...

Graphene is a promising material for gas separation. However, identifying the optimal pore sizes for efficiently filtering ...