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Wildfire smoke is spreading far and fast. Here’s how to live with it.
Learn to check the air quality as often as you check the weather.
These lizards use built-in ‘scuba gear’ to breathe underwater
Semi-aquatic anoles can stay underwater for almost 20 minutes to avoid predators.
Why don’t I have to think about breathing?
You inhale so automatically that you might not even realize how you know to do it in the first place.
Scientists still don’t understand how freedivers can survive such crushing depths
They hang between life and death in a delicate balance.
Olympic biathletes learn to shoot between heartbeats
To hit a 1.6-inch target after an all-out cardiovascular sprint, take a deep breath.
When you burn fat, where does it actually go?
Getting rid of fat can be exhausting, but it's as natural as breathing.
Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Add graphene to get detectors that can measure breathing, blood pressure—and spider footsteps
This Is Why We Sigh
Scientists identified the signals in the brain that tell you to take a deep breath
You Have A ‘Breathprint’
And scientists want to use it to test for illnesses, as they would with your blood or urine.