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 ...

It can drive disassembly, but also it could ensure a quality control mechanism for the repair.” Scientists make stunning ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...