Water lilies growing in a pool in Mexico. Photo: Brook Peterson/Stocktrek Images (AP) What if we could mimic how plants, algae, and bacteria harvest sunlight to create better solar panels? New ...

In a recent study published in Nature, a team of researchers examined a process known as Photosystem II, which is the protein complex that photosynthesis uses to harvest sunlight and convert carbon ...

Photosynthesis is a brilliant invention of nature, but that’s not stopping scientists from trying to make it even better. New research published today in Nature describes how a team at the University ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - A research team led by Washington State University has created a computer model to understand how plants store energy in the thylakoid membrane, a key structure to photosynthesis in ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Scientists may have just cracked the code on one of nature's coolest tricks: photosynthesis. If their breakthrough scales, it could revolutionize the way we power the planet. A team from ...

An impressive body of evidence published this week reveals the answer to a mystery that has puzzled plant scientists for more than 30 years: the role of the molecule suberin in the leaves of some of ...

Berkley Walker didn’t plan on becoming a scientist; he wanted to be an entrepreneur. And he got started early on that goal: In high school in Portland, Ore., he started a granola bar company, which ...

Kirchhoff and his collaborators' findings could have broad implications and benefits in years to come, as their model is integrated with others to learn more about how exactly photosynthesis works.