Trees may forgo photosynthesis if they can’t absorb enough water overnight, revealing how drought reshapes their daily ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment chlorophyll which absorbs light. The plant uses this glucose to grow as well as make ...

Plants have small pores on the underside of their leaves, known as stomata. When the sun rises, these pores open and the ...

The thylakoids contain the light-harvesting complex, including pigments such as chlorophyll, as well as the electron transport chains used in photosynthesis (Figure 2). Plant cell walls are ...

This sugar is then used to give the plant energy so that it can grow. This process is called photosynthesis and is the most important process on the planet, as many other plants and animals depend ...

NAGAKUTE, Aichi Prefecture--Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc. said it has gone one better than even plants, improving the efficiency of its artificial photosynthesis technology to a world record level.