Photosynthesis

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.

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 rely on the photosynthesis of algae for oxygen. To make sure algae get the light they need, coral tissue traps and redistributes sunlight.

Biological phenomenon could turbocharge electricity generation in solar cells.

Natural carbon storage systems may be blocked by global warming.

When new plants created savanna in Africa they may have encouraged human evolution.

The interplay between opposing forces that act on trees define their theoretical maximum height.

Icebergs, carrying iron, cause life to bloom near Antarctica, a study indicates.

The blooms of tiny plants appear to peak earlier in Arctic waters with decreasing sea ice.