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Biodiversity Benefits Society in Surprising Ways
Research on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation.
10 Surprising Ways that Biodiversity Benefits the Economy
From microbes to plants and large predators, every organism on Earth has evolved unique survival mechanisms and research has shown us how this biodiversity can help society.
When Did Earth's First Whiffs of Oxygen Emerge?
A new picture has emerged of the rise of oxygen on Earth. A growing body of data suggests the earliest photosynthesis evolved 600 million years before the Great Oxidation Event.
Corals Trap Light to Help Algae Friends
Corals rely on the photosynthesis of algae for oxygen. To make sure algae get the light they need, coral tissue traps and redistributes sunlight.
Quantum Effects Of Photosynthesis Could Improve Energy Efficiency
Biological phenomenon could turbocharge electricity generation in solar cells.
What is a Carbon Sink?
Natural carbon storage systems may be blocked by global warming.
A Grass-Fed Evolution? Altered Environment Fueled Human Change
When new plants created savanna in Africa they may have encouraged human evolution.
