The mystery of the unclear biological significance of the ferredoxin/thioredoxin pathway in plants has finally been solved by researchers using CRISPR/Cas9. The researchers show that the pathway is ...

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 ...

The aim of this study was to assess the photosynthetic potential of developing seeds of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) and to compare photosynthetic properties of embryo plastids with those of leaf ...

Oxygen photosynthesis has to be the greatest giver of life on Earth, and researchers have cracked yet another part of its complex and efficient chemistry. The more we know about it, the better we may ...

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants and other organisms convert light energy into the chemical energy they need to keep themselves alive. This investigation looks at how the intensity of ...

On 1 July 2025, the Max Planck Society will launch two new research groups that aim to make the core of photosynthesis significantly more efficient. With the help of sunlight, CO 2 will be broken down ...

Congratulations to Philip Ball, whose article "Is photosynthesis quantum-ish?" has been picked as one of Physics World's five favourite features of 2018. This article first appeared in the April 2018 ...

The vast majority of life on Earth depends, either directly or indirectly, on photosynthesis for its energy. And photosynthesis depends on an enzyme called RuBisCO, which uses carbon dioxide from the ...