Nanotechnology in plant sciences is increasingly recognized for its potential to revolutionize sustainable agriculture by ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Chlorophyll is a major component in how plants grow and manufacture their own source of energy and survive. These pigments play a key role in photosynthesis, helping plants convert sunlight into the ...

Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. Researchers from Associate ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Caltech have finally solved a decades-old mystery about how photosynthesis really begins. They discovered why energy inside plants flows down ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Anyone who breathes already knows how bad wildfire smoke can be for our health. Turns out, it’s bad for plants, too. Researchers at Colorado State University stumbled upon some ...

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way. By Rebecca Dzombak The world’s bread baskets are ...

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Crops around the world—including corn, wheat and rice—might suffer from decreased yields as a result of microplastics interfering with photosynthesis, according to a new study. Andy Sacks via Getty ...