Photosynthesis is fundamental to life on Earth, allowing plants and microalgae to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into ...

Plants are green because of a pigment that is key to photosynthesis: chlorophyll. In its production, the enzyme chlorophyll ...

Iron-sulfur clusters are ancient protein cofactors that are essential for electron transport, enzyme catalysis and ...

A one-year Xinjiang field trial found that organic fertilizer combined with a composite microbial inoculant raised cotton ...

A new review in Discover Life details how seed pod photosynthesis contributes to crop yield and resilience, highlighting ...

Researchers have caught their best glimpse yet into the origins of photosynthesis, one of nature’s most momentous innovations. By taking near-atomic, high-resolution X-ray images of proteins from ...

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that essentially regulates itself, eliminating the need for batteries used in many current designs. The key innovation is an electrolyzer ...

Inspiration from how photosynthesis uses solar energy to build sugars has led to the development of semiconductor photocatalysts that can create complex organic molecules.

French biologist Pierre Joliot helped answer how photosynthetic organisms split water to produce the oxygen that sustains ...

Plants are of fundamental importance for life on Earth. Plants are the main source of oxygen on which life exists. As we know, plants are the living organisms that cover a large area on Earth and ...

Humans can do lots of things that plants can’t do. We can walk around, we can talk, we can hear and see and touch. But plants have one major advantage over humans: They can make energy directly from ...

Now that we're well past the start of spring, you're probably inured already to all the green. I mean, after those long months of winter, everyone's pumped about the first buds and shoots — so bright ...