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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis: the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
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JUN 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research reported in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a recommendation for how to combat ocean acidification i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Exeter report in Nature Climate Change their findings of a new "natural climate ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 10, 2020Earth & The Environment
With images of the fires in Australia burning your eyes on every news site, it is not a surprise that environmental scie ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures – ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research funded by the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 19, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Long before Earth became a hotbed for a diversity of life forms, its atmosphere had almost no oxygen. Thanks to the emer ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 09, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the potential of an unprecedented technology: art ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2019Videos
Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discover what controls the circadian clock in plants.Written By: Carly BoydJAN 05, 2019Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2018Plants & Animals
As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research reported in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a recommendation for how to combat ocean acidification i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Exeter report in Nature Climate Change their findings of a new "natural climate
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 10, 2020
Earth & The Environment
With images of the fires in Australia burning your eyes on every news site, it is not a surprise that environmental scie
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Humans aren’t the only ones who will be thirstier in the coming decades of increased surface temperatures –
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research funded by the Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Boosting investment in renewable energy and reducing the use of fossil fuel are the two commonly acceptable measures to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
As the interest in colonizing Mars grows, researchers are scrambling to find miracle materials that might help with this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A USC-led research team discovered the unique role that a light-capturing marine microbe plays in regulating Earth&rsquo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 19, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Long before Earth became a hotbed for a diversity of life forms, its atmosphere had almost no oxygen. Thanks to the emer
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 09, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Agriculture has valued the production of a handful of staple foods, and genetic diversity among our crops has declined,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications highlights the potential of an unprecedented technology: art
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2019
Videos
Researchers have created plants that can produce a type of nanomaterial, and that could sense chemicals or photosynthesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discover what controls the circadian clock in plants.
Written By:
Carly Boyd
JAN 05, 2019
Videos
Most crops on earth don't photosynthesize efficiently; they sometimes use a wasteful cellular pathway called photorespir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
As climate change rears its ugly head, Winters are getting shorter and the Spring season is kicking off earlier in the y
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s plants and animals form a symbiotic relationship. As plants convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Parts of our world already have to deal with periods of drought, and it may only get worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch