For most of human history, Earth has been known as the “Pale Blue Dot,” a term popularized by astronomer Carl Sagan when ...

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

Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections ...

Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

Using a mathematical model, an international team of researchers has been able to show that heterotrophic bacteria inside ...

A new study has unveiled the profound impact of varying photoperiods on the circadian rhythm and photosynthetic efficiency of tea plants, offering a ...

Earth's oceans may have been green for billions of years until the first photosynthetic organisms flooded our atmosphere with ...

Plants harness quantum physics to capture solar energy with near-perfect efficiency. Scientists are now exploring how to ...

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