Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a crucial indicator of vegetation photosynthesis, and in recent years, ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein ...

Most orchid species have a symbiotic relationship with the natural fungi found in their roots. The plants provide the fungi ...

Most orchids live in a symbiotic relationship with fungi in their roots: The plants provide sugar they produce through ...

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

In a small manganese oxide cluster, teams from HZB and HU Berlin have discovered a particularly exciting compound: two high-spin manganese centers in two very different oxidation states. This complex ...

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some orchids have evolved a unique parasitic lifestyle, abandoning full reliance on photosynthesis in favor of extracting ...

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