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

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed and combined a new nanoplastic and biodegradable mulch to passively cool greenhouses in hot, arid climates like those in the ...

Redox reactions form the basis of many fundamental processes of life. Without them, neither cellular respiration nor ...

According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...

Can microalgae from peatlands help slow climate warming? It turns out they absorb more CO2 as temperatures increase, which ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

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

Kyushu University researchers created a model to study how sunlight affects plants under different weather conditions.

A fundamental understanding of photosynthesis in nature is crucial for applied photosynthesis, which may well prove to play a key role in overcoming some of the greatest challenges that humankind is ...

Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

Spring is dawning in the northern hemisphere, where most of the planet’s green land is situated. Trees are unfurling leaves ...