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Greenland is being twisted, compressed and stretched, according to researchers in the Department of Space Research and Space Technology of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Space). As a result, ...

The lungs expand when we inhale and contract when we exhale. The tissue and the interface respond with resistance to this movement. The fluid on the surface of the lungs reduces this resistance, ...

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New research from ETH Zurich reveals that deep sighing offers a significant benefit to lung function. A deep breath helps to restore the ideal layering of lung fluid, reducing surface stress and ...

After breathing a deep sigh, I feel better -- don't you? It's relaxing. And it turns out there's a good reason why we feel relief after big breaths. It comes down to a special fluid inside our lungs.