Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a crucial indicator of vegetation photosynthesis, and in recent years, ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is rising rapidly, with numerous negative consequences for the climate. However, ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Rising temperatures cause plants to leak more water, reducing their ability to absorb carbon and potentially turning them ...

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Scientists are studying C. merolae, an alga thriving in Italy’s volcanic Phlegraean Fields, to understand its unique ...

China has reached a decisive milestone by achieving the first artificial photosynthesis in space aboard the Tiangong station. This unprecedented experiment successfully transformed carbon dioxide ...

In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high ...

Researchers found that some orchids abandon photosynthesis and feed on fungi when conditions allow. Instead of relying on ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...