We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

Next the researchers are working on soybeans and cowpeas; the latter is “a hugely important food-security crop in African ...

Hornworts, a group of small and often overlooked plants, may hold the key to revolutionizing agriculture and combating ...

New research reveals the hidden role quantum mechanics plays in photosynthesis, opening the door for breakthroughs in clean ...

Researchers have integrated perovskite solar cells with copper nano-flowers that utilize sunlight to convert CO2 into complex ...

The team, led by researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and the University of Tokyo, developed a hydrogel that mimics the structure of chloroplasts—the parts ...

Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India ...

Plants use light to generate fuels through photosynthesis—converting energy from the sun into sugar molecules. With artificial photosynthesis, scientists mimic nature and convert light into high ...

Our bodies are made up of around 75 billion cells. But what function does each individual cell perform and how greatly do a healthy person's cells differ from those of someone with a disease?

Rubisco is the enzyme responsible for carbon fixation in plants, algae and many bacteria. A screen of a comprehensive library of rubisco variants (each with a different single-amino-acid mutation ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

For the first time, Chinese astronauts have reportedly demonstrated artificial photosynthesis technology in orbit. They have successfully conducted experiments that mimic photosynthesis ...