Breathing through your backside may sound like science fiction, but a Japanese clinical trial recently suggested that one day ...

Scientists that won an infamous 2024 IgNobel Prize for "discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus" may indeed have the last laugh. They've now completed a successful ...

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THIS ISN'T A joke. Though it kind of started out as one. Scientists are now one step closer to answering a critical question: Is it possible to breathe through your butt? But first, some background.

Sighing can ease lung function, with deep breathing playing a crucial role in restoring the lung's pliability, say scientists in an international study, in findings that could point to new ways of ...

Woodpeckers use the same breathing technique used by professional tennis players. Exhaling at the moment of impact helps ...

Delivering an oxygenated liquid rectally was so successful in animal studies that researchers are now exploring this method for humans. Jenny Lehmann is an assistant editor at Discover Magazine who ...

Researchers completed the first human trial of enteral ventilation, a process in which oxygen is delivered to the body through the rectum.