Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

That process, called carbon fixation, resulted in the assembly of two three-carbon molecules called 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are accumulating in the environment Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA ...

We know microplastics are everywhere – but what's less clear is the harm they might be doing. New research puts those potential harms into sharp focus, estimating that microplastics may reduce ...

A team from the University of Illinois has determined that improving a key component of soybean photosynthesis is unlikely to ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a new study suggests that all those tiny pieces of plastics are also ...

A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in ...

With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Most of life’s engines run on sunlight. Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Microplastics are hindering photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into the fruit and ...

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) pollution drives climate change, warming the planet and threatening human survival. Plants naturally ...