In what's described as a key advancement for the development of systems to help propel humans into deep space, scientists have demonstrated a method of extracting oxygen from water in microgravity ...

If humankind is ever to step foot on Mars, they'll need a bountiful source of oxygen. Crewed missions could of course lug their own oxygen or oxygen-producing materials with them from Earth both to ...

Watching a fish glide through water gives the impression that it moves in a world foreign to ours. But if we need air to live, how do these animals manage to breathe beneath the surface, where our ...

Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to extract the oxygen they need from their environment. Animals require oxygen to generate energy for movement, growth and ...

NASA is taking steps to prepare for future long-term occupation on the Moon by seeking input from the lunar and scientific communities on ways to convert lunar soil and other naturally-occurring ...

Two space tech companies, Helios and Eta Space, today announce they are joining forces to solve the problem of oxygen in space. If humanity is to have a sustainable presence beyond Earth, the reusable ...