Sunlight drives nearly all life on Earth, but much remains a mystery about the light-harvesting molecules on which biology depends in photosynthesis. In a new study published online June 14 in the ...

A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

When it comes to fixing carbon, plants have nothing on soil bacteria that can do it 20 times faster. The secret is an enzyme that 'juggles' reaction ingredients. Scientists hope to optimize this ...

Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed. Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that ...

Unlike us, plants don't need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This seemingly ...

Science, founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1880 and published by AAAS, today ranks as the world's largest circulation general science journal. Published 51 times a year, Science is renowned for its ...

Scientists have improved on the natural process of photosynthesis, not only growing plants more efficiently, but doing so in the dark. This could expand agriculture to areas that don’t get enough ...

Ancient rocks from a remote Canada island contain the oldest algae ever discovered. The samples, found on Canada's Baffin Island, also reveal roughly when plants had the components necessary for ...

Ever since Thomas Malthus issued his dire prediction in 1789 that population growth would always exceed food supply, scientists have worked to prove him wrong. So far, they’ve helped farmers to keep ...

Imagine training a dog or a horse to perform a new physical task, such as rolling over or jumping over a fence. Such a task may be possible within days. Now imagine training bacteria to perform a new ...

Japanese researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the field of renewable energy. A bio-inspired hydrogel could indeed change the way we produce hydrogen, using only sunlight. Illustration ...