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 ...

Plants have an extraordinary ability to sense tissue damage and quickly rebuild their protective outer layers, a process ...

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 ...

Discover 12 indoor plants known for releasing oxygen and helping create a fresher and more breathable indoor environment ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...