Photosynthesis has fueled life on Earth for billions of years. Learn how it shapes ecosystems, sustains life, and even aids ...

Similarly, we might think of plants using carbon dioxide and sunlight for photosynthesis and producing oxygen and glucose. How can we determine whether carbon dioxide is actually being used or ...

The life cycle of a leaf is pretty magical,” said Andy Finton, a forest ecologist with the Nature Conservancy in ...

Scientists design bioinspired hydrogels that mimic plant photosynthesis for clean hydrogen energy production. A new hydrogel ...

We call this ‘Photosynthesis ... plants like ferns and mosses don’t even have seeds. They begin their life cycle as ‘Spores’. Spores are created by an adult plant without any need ...

Through their bodies pass the cycles of chemical reactions upon which all of life depends ... to the plants the nutrients needed to continue photosynthesis. Without the smooth working of all ...

Nitrogen and potassium are fundamental nutrients for plant growth, but imbalances frequently disrupt agricultural systems. In ...

Diatoms are too small to see with the naked eye, yet they are one of the most productive algae species in the ocean and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Using photosynthesis ...

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the Earth's CO 2. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has ...

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) in January 2022 ejected about 2.9 billion tons of volcanic material into the ...