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 ...

Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes on Earth. It is the method by which green plants, algae, and some ...

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 ...

For plants, light is an important environmental factor not only as a source of energy for photosynthesis, but also as a ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown regulatory mechanism in plant photosynthesis in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. It helps plants adapt to changes in light ...

Rodgers & Hammerstein could have been describing the Berkshires when they wrote “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over.” Without sunlight, we would have no flowers, trees, veggies, shrubs or even grass — just ...

This video explains how plants use photosynthesis to convert light energy into sugars. The plants absorb carbon dioxide through the stomata and produces oxygen as a byproduct. Chlorophyll absorbs ...

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that cyanobacteria may survive prolonged heat stress not by protecting ...