Scientists from the University of Tokyo have successfully engineered animal cells capable of photosynthesis. The team used ...

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

Through a process called biosonification, Vancouver-based composer Ruby Singh translates biological activity from local ...

A first-of-its-kind achievement has implanted photosynthesizing cells in animal cells to make “planimals.” This feat could be ...

The gentle, slow-moving Florida manatee has no natural predators. And yet, these charismatic mammals face numerous threats.

In apple orchards, low potassium can severely limit carbon and nitrogen metabolism, impairing photosynthesis and yield.

Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but ...

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get ...

But what exactly happens scientifically to cause this change? The green color in leaves comes from a pigment called ...

Leaves, essential for photosynthesis and other physiological functions, exhibit diverse shapes that help plants adapt to ...

A study in Nature finds plants have been absorbing 31 percent more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously assumed ...