History is repeating itself in the world of controversial sports records.

A small crew out of the UK summited Everest in days with the help of xenon gas. Here's what xenon gas is, why it's used for climbing, and the risks of using it.

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. The gas xenon, like the other noble, or inert, gases, is known for doing very ...

Most people have never heard of xenon gas, and for good reason – it makes up just a tiny fraction of the air we breathe, specifically 0.086 parts per million.

Xenon, a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas, has shown protective effects in the brain when inhaled by mice with Alzheimer’s disease. angellodeco – stock.adobe.com See Also ...

Only a handful of companies produce xenon gas globally, by extracting it from the air at so-called air separation plants. Xenon makes up about 0.00001 percent of Earth’s atmosphere, a ...

Xenon gas, normally used for anesthesia or diagnostic imaging, may treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research from McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.

Xenon gas glowing in a glass tube. Xenon gas glowing in a glass tube. Alchemist-hp via Wikimedia Commons CC3.0 People who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be tormented by ...

They categorized the new gas as inert and called it xenon, derived from the Greek "xenos," which means stranger. However, in 1962 Neil Bartlett proved that xenon was not, in fact, inert.

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.