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How Important are Phytoplankton and Seaweed in Our Ecosystem?

Growing up, we learned that oxygen comes from trees and other organisms that produce food through the process of photosynthesis. But do you know how important marine photosythesizers are? According to research, more than half of the amount of oxygen humans breath actually come from the ocean. This is thanks to our marine photosynthesizers that […]

Breathing 100% pure oxygen for more than 16 hours can lead to irreversible lung damage, damage to the retinas, and eventually, death.

Health Conditions / April 21, 2019

Why does breathing pure oxygen kill you? Asked by: Jane Hawke, Bournemouth Our blood has evolved to capture the oxygen we breathe in and bind it safely to the transport molecule called haemoglobin. If you breathe air with a much higher than normal O2 concentration, the oxygen in the lungs overwhelms the blood’s ability to

Breathing 100% pure oxygen for more than 16 hours can lead to irreversible lung damage, damage to the retinas, and eventually, death. Read More »