Before I retired, I taught science to fourth graders in Midland’s gifted and talented program. As a scientist myself, I ...

How does grass make sheep?” We were walking across a field in Northern England recently, and the child-like question popped up, unbidden and unexpected, like similar ones sometimes do: “How do ...

In a new study published today in Nature Communications, we present a step towards more productive crops: a simple, tiny box ...

Algae are a diverse group of aquatic organisms that can perform photosynthesis. Like plants, algae have chloroplasts that ...

From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions.

Nature exhibits galleries of fascinating stories that often go neglected by the untrained human eye. Take photosynthesis, for instance. There are living beings on our planet that eat light for ...

Photosynthesis can take place in nature even at extremely low light levels. This is the result of a study that investigated the development of Arctic microalgae at the end of the polar night. The ...

A postdoctoral researcher in the department of physics and biology at Princeton University gave a guest lecture about a process that allows algae to generate energy more efficiently Jan. 23. Inside ...

Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice ...