A new study led by the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (WBG, CAS) has identified a unique trait in ...

The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks. It will also tailor the way we hunt for alien life and provide insights into how we ...

Mechanical stimulation of trigger hairs on the adaxial surface of the trap of Dionaea muscipula leads to the generation of action potentials and to rapid leaf movement. After rapid closure secures the ...

DGIST announced that the research team of the fellow Hong Gil Nam and the research team of Richard N. Zare of Stanford University have found in their joint research that chlorophyll demetallation is ...

Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants "breathe" by controlling how much water they lose due to evaporation. These stomatal pores also enable and control carbon dioxide ...

Unlike broadleaf trees, conifers are evergreen and retain their photosynthesis structure throughout the year. Especially in late winter, the combination of freezing temperatures and high light ...

A research team has developed a new tool to study how lipids interact with proteins in plants to help understand how photosynthesis happens. Harvesting sunlight to make energy is a complex reaction ...

Photosynthetic organisms fall into two groups. The anaerobic photosynthetic bacteria use reduced sulphur compounds or organic substrate as electron donor and the aerobic blue-green algae, eukaryotic ...