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Blood oxygen monitoring is returning to the Apple Watch — sort of. Starting today, Apple is rolling out a software update that enables a redesigned version of the feature for the Apple Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2 that circumvents the import ban imposed by the International Trade Commission. To get around the ban, blood oxygen data collected on …

Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States. This comes over 18 months after Apple began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America due to a patent dispute. The new feature will be …

Astronomers report that the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has discovered traces of oxygen in the very distant and very old galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0. The light from this galaxy had traveled 13.4 billion years to reach Earth. Light from this system set out when the universe was younger than 300 million years, an era previously thought too early for heavy elements …

The future of human exploration on the Moon depends largely on our ability to sustain astronauts with limited resources. A recent study published in Acta Astronautica has delved into one promising solution: the use of lunar photobioreactors (PBRs) to produce oxygen and food directly on the Moon. This approach seeks to reduce the need for costly supplies shipped from Earth. …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 Chinese researchers have developed a solar-powered device to extract water, oxygen, and fuel from the Moon’s regolith. 🔬 The device utilizes sunlight and heat to facilitate reactions between lunar soil and carbon dioxide. 🚀 This innovation could significantly aid in establishing long-term lunar colonies by providing essential resources. 🛠 Researchers face challenges such as extreme temperature …

The air we breathe may seem like a permanent feature of our planet, but new research suggests it’s far from eternal. A study published in Nature Geoscience by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Toho University paints a stark picture: Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, which supports complex life, will likely collapse within the next billion years. Even more striking, the initial decline …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Chinese scientists have developed a technology to convert lunar soil into fuel and oxygen, aiding space exploration. 🌕 The technology uses a photothermal strategy to extract water from lunar soil and transform CO2 into usable resources. 🔍 Challenges include overcoming the inconsistent composition of lunar soil and extreme environmental conditions on the moon. 🌌 This breakthrough …

Chinese researchers say they’ve devised a new way to extract water from lunar soil and convert it into fuel. As detailed in a new paper published today in the journal Joule, the team found that their proposed “photothermal strategy” — essentially converting light into heat — could effectively convert carbon dioxide from extracted water into carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and oxygen …

Building a long term base on the Moon has always stumbled over one stubborn shortage, water. A study recently published describes a device that heats lunar soil to pull water out of the dirt and, in the same chamber, uses that water to turn exhaled carbon dioxide into oxygen and materials for fuel. “We never fully imagined the ‘magic’ that …

Creatures beating oxygen odds Whereas the majority of the living beings on the planet cannot live without oxygen, there are some astonishing animal species that have developed various kinds of peculiarities enabling them to live even without oxygen for some hours, days, or even a longer period. Here are ten interesting creatures which are capable of surviving in the absence …