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The findings show that while color vision in animals predates the appearance of colorful fruits by 150 million years and ...

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In this episode of The Breakdown, host Brad Montgomery and guest Lois Balin dive into the world of invasive species affecting ...

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

Researchers had given up on achieving photosynthesis in animals, Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga told Newsweek, but that didn't stop him and his colleagues.

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