Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have uncovered an intricate light manipulation mechanism likely used by microscopic ...

The experiment expands our understanding of photosynthesis, both as a crucial biological process in itself and also as a way of being able to create the process artificially with high efficiency ...

When sunlight hits clouds or other atmospheric particles, it scatters and becomes diffuse light. Unlike direct sunlight, ...

The film explores the origins and characteristics of protozoa, the first animals on Earth, which evolved from simple single-celled organisms. It discusses their size variations, locomotion methods ...

During photosynthesis, cannabis captures photons of light using several different molecules. The primary molecule responsible for this is chlorophyll, which occurs in two main forms: chlorophyll ...

The result was the formation of new pigments to absorb more light for photosynthesis. Cryptophytes under a scanning electron microscope. CSIRO via Wikicommons under CC BY 3.0. Matt Greenwold ...

Scientists have discovered a microbe that can use low-energy light to perform photosynthesis. The discovery could alter theories about the types of stars that could support Earth-like worlds.

Editors note: This story is part of a Feature "The Color of Plants on Other Worlds" from the April 2008 issue of Scientific American.. Photosynthesis evolved early in Earth’s history. The ...

When It Comes to Photosynthesis, Plants Perform Quantum Computation. ... harvesting as much as 95 percent of it from the light they absorb.