The mountains overlooking the BYU campus is one of the unique aspects of BYU, creating a beautiful backdrop that shapes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with moderate to severe COPD traveling to high altitude experienced improvements in hypoxemia, ...

New study from Case Western Reserve University reveals link between oxygen delivery and reproductive success among women living on the high Tibetan Plateau Breathing thin air at extreme altitudes ...

Proponents of oxygen bars say they offer many benefits, but there's little scientific evidence to support the claims. After arriving in Colorado, where I was staying at a ranch some 8,000 feet above ...

Private pilots must comply with FAA regulations (14 CFR 91.211) requiring supplemental oxygen for pilots above 12,500 feet MSL for over 30 minutes, continuously above 14,000 feet MSL, and for all ...

In the thin air above 3000m, climbers battle fatigue, cold and altitude sickness, but what if the damage outlasts the expedition? A team at the University of Edinburgh has shown that even a brief ...

The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure at cruising altitude may threaten sleeping plane passengers' heart health, particularly on long haul flights, suggests the first study of its kind, ...

If you want to learn how to prevent altitude sickness, you need to understand how it can occur. And few people are as familiar with how it can ruin a hunt as Cody Arnold, who worked as a hunting guide ...

Games in Mexico will be particularly affected and the conditions can significantly change players' ability to operate at ...