ExtremeTech on MSN14 天
What Is Photosynthesis? Nature's Fundamental Process, Explained
That process, called carbon fixation, resulted in the assembly of two three-carbon molecules called 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PGA). The energy stored in ATP and NADPH helps turn these 3-PGA molecules into ...
The Cool Down on MSN4 天
Scientists make major energy breakthrough with 'state-of-the-art' photosynthesis technique ...
A Japanese research team has developed a method of artificial photosynthesis that uses water and sunlight to turn ...
Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis
Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...
Oxygen on Mars: Breakthrough technology turns carbon emissions into oxygen
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) pollution drives climate change, warming the planet and threatening human survival. Plants naturally ...
Giving up on photosynthesis: How a borrowed bacterial gene allows some marine diatoms to ...
A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from ...
Ancient Bacteria Were Breathing Long Before Oxygen Became Abundant
Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...
EurekAlert!15 天
Microplastic pollution disrupts photosynthesis, threatening global food security
A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. ZHONG Huan from Nanjing University, has uncovered a ...
Scientific American26 天
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
A new study, published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, reveals how microplastics hinder photosynthesis across a wide range of plant species—including crucia ...