The Chicago-based carrier has partnered with a number of clean-tech startups in recent months in an effort to meet its ...

"We can specifically trigger the charge transport in this structure with light and have analyzed it in detail." Scientists ...

Both need water and air. We often think of animals using oxygen and glucose for cellular respiration and producing carbon dioxide. Similarly, we might think of plants using carbon dioxide and sunlight ...

(via It's Okay to Be Smart) Plants eat sunlight and air to make life. But the key enzyme behind it all, called rubisco, isn’t actually all that great at its job. Let’s talk about how photosynthesis ...

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

Sunlight provides the energy needed for photosynthesis to take place. In this process carbon dioxide and water are converted into oxygen (a waste product that is released back into the air ...

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

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts found within cells. It is the chloroplasts that contain the green pigment ...

Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

United today announced an investment in Twelve, an innovative low carbon fuels company that uses a process similar to ...