Four climbers went up and down Everest in under a week with the help of xenon gas—a record-breaking ascent that has ignited ...

This suggests that the ionization energy of the noble gases should be a measure of their willingness to form a chemical bond. The ionization energy, IE, is measured in electron volts, eV. Xenon ...

Most people who are allergic to cats aren’t reacting to the fur—they’re reacting to a protein in cat saliva called Fel d 1.

New research reveals that groundwater levels responded differently in the US Southwestern and Pacific Northwest regions ...

For one, the cost of a 30-minute session to breathe in the anesthetic gas costs $5,000 per person, adding to the already significant number on the "climbing Mount Everest" price tag.

Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in the Pacific Northwest.

The growing scarcity and geopolitical entanglements of these rare gases are now prompting high-tech industries to rethink their sourcing strategies and compelling suppliers to diversify their ...