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A startling discovery puts a new twist on photosynthesis, arguably the most important biological process on Earth. Two studies suggest that certain widespread marine microorganisms have evolved a way ...

New scientific techniques are revealing the intricate role that proteins play in photosynthesis. Despite being discovered almost 300 years ago, photosynthesis still holds many unanswered questions for ...

A new review maps how every essential plant nutrient element, from magnesium in chlorophyll to manganese in the ...

Sunlight drives nearly all life on Earth, but much remains a mystery about the light-harvesting molecules on which biology depends in photosynthesis. In a new study published online June 14 in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of an avocado leaf with a stem running diagonally from left to right. Photosynthesis is the process used by plants, algae ...