A team of environmental researchers, Earth scientists and pollution specialists at Nanjing University, the Chinese Academy of ...

Plants have been using solar energy for millions of years, but advances in machine learning and protein engineering could ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

The study revealed that microplastics are disrupting photosynthesis across a broad spectrum of plant species, including ...

How can we produce clean hydrogen without burning fossil hydrocarbons or other non-renewable energy sources? We can do so ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...

"Imagine a planet where plants are twice as efficient," said Bruce Leak, general partner at Playground Global and GigaCrop board member. "GigaCrop has the potential to change the world by doubling ...

BEIJING -- A Chinese research team has developed a carbon-based nanomaterial from agricultural waste biomass that can enhance ...

A team has shown that artificial photosynthesis is feasible using organic materials. Using the technique, they successfully synthesized useful organic compounds, including pharmaceutical materials, ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers ...