Cucumber peel color can decide whether a fruit looks fresh, desirable, and worth buying. In many markets, especially in ...

Spinach is said to be rich in vitamin A and good for preventing aging of the eyes. Now a path has opened for spinach to go directly into the eye and even treat ophthalmic diseases. The idea is to put ...

When sea slugs are starving, they break down the chloroplasts they’ve stored, potentially using them as a fuel reserve. This typically causes them to turn from green to brown. “Part of how the slugs ...

Scientists found molecular evidence supporting the idea that chloroplasts originated as energy-generating organelles and only later evolved to support carbon assimilation in plant cells. One of the ...

Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae and certain kinds of bacteria convert solar radiation into chemical energy, must adjust itself to changes in the intensity of sunlight, so as to ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get animal cells to do the same thing. Photosynthesis in plants and algae is ...

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The motion of whizzing electrons has been captured like never before. Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that snaps images at attosecond — or a billionth of a billionth of a second — ...

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New research reveals the atomic secrets of photosynthesis, providing insights into the complex process of chloroplast RNA polymerase transcription. This advancement holds promise for improving crop ...

What are the molecular processes in a unicellular marine algae species that can cause harmful algal blooms? A research team led by microbiologist Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus from the University of Oldenburg ...

The new method, developed by a team of physicists from the University of Bonn and the University of Bristol, makes it possible to precisely determine the position of an atom in 3D with one single ...