Most people perceive a cork in a bottle of wine as a simple plug meant to keep the liquid in and the outside world out. In ...

The main reason for sealing wine bottles with a cork is to protect the liquid from oxygen. However, it is not an impermeable barrier, and a small amount of air leaks in, which is not always entirely ...

BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways on Tuesday said it had launched an investigation after a dozen oxygen bottles used by cabin crew in emergencies were found empty, or ...

There is no evidence of there being a systematic safety problem with aircraft oxygen bottles, says Australian investigators. The findings are published in their latest report into a July 2008 accident ...

Tragedy and a troubling mystery have enveloped Mount Everest as the mountain’s climbing season reaches its peak. The bodies of three Indian climbers were retrieved Sunday amid reports that climbers ...

A deadly blast at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon was caused by exploding oxygen bottles — and not arms, Hamas militants said Saturday. Hamas in a statement rejected Lebanese state media reports ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Pilots walk up to a new Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 after being received by the airline at Hong Kong Airport ...