respiration

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In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"So it was natural to ask, was there any life around at that time that could have been capable of using that oxygen for aerobic respiration?"

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Their findings could represent some of the earliest signs of aerobic respiration on Earth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Unlike previous missions, these landers will have sensors specifically designed to "measure seafloor respiration", Sweetman explained.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

I did not try to take his temperature, but I did count his respiration.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien