Plants, often perceived as passive, exhibit surprising adaptations mirroring animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and ...

Ohio State Extension educator Heather Neikirk explains how the ecosystems within healthy soil work to keep it healthy.

PSI is a large protein complex that is found in plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria. This protein plays a critical role in capturing and converting sunlight into energy. Uniquely, PSI is able to ...

A study on Lepraria lichens found they possess genes for sexual reproduction despite being thought entirely asexual. This ...

The petite poop from the world’s smallest animals might help suck some greenhouse gasses out of the Earth’s atmosphere. While ...

Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae and certain kinds of bacteria convert solar radiation into chemical energy ...

A team of scientists with two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers have identified a gene in a poplar tree that ...

Cyanobacteria use an AM radio-like principle to coordinate cell division with circadian rhythms, encoding information through ...

Harvard University researchers unveiled the discovery of “Chonkus,” a cyanobacteria that can remove carbon from the ...

A self-activated microalgae’s ability to produce oxygen through photosynthesis can save energy costs while offering a ...

In photosynthesis, harnessing the power of the Sun is made possible by the flow of electrons from one protein to another inside an organelle called the chloroplast. This organelle contains a complex ...

Seasonal change is reflected everywhere in our daily lives--leaves change color, the produce section at the grocery store ...