Unlike us, plants don't need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This seemingly ...

Photosynthesis is the process that plants, algae, and even certain species of bacteria use to convert sunlight into oxygen and chemical energy stored as sugar (aka gluclose). But what are 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 ...

Researchers have identified photosynthetic structures inside fossils of cyanobacteria that are 1.75 billion years old. The discovery is the oldest evidence of these structures to date, providing clues ...

Scientists reveal the exact process behind the upkeep of one of the cellular components where photosynthesis occurs. Photosynthesis is at the core of all life. But what lies at the crux of ...

Oxygenic photosynthesis, a cornerstone of terrestrial and aquatic life, has long been associated with the absorption of visible light by chlorophyll a and ...