Organically Human on MSN17d
These Glow-in-the-Dark Plants Will Light Up Your Nights
Imagine stepping outside at night and being greeted by softly glowing leaves and flowers, casting an ethereal light over your ...
Plants breathe with millions of tiny mouths. We used lasers to understand how this skill evolved
Plants shape Earth’s atmosphere by moving carbon and water vapour. New research sheds light on how they learned to do it – ...
How light and epigenetics cooperate to regulate plant growth
A research team led by Prof. Cao Xiaofeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese ...
Science Daily12d
Artificial photosynthesis: Researchers mimic plants
With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN14d
Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the ...
The Hindu23d
Plants emit ultrasonic ‘distress screams’ when stressed
Researchers have for the first time found evidence of plants making airborne emission of ultrasound screams when subjected to stresses. The sound contains information that can reveal the state of ...