More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

A hidden pigment helps ocean algae harness sunlight without getting burned—and it may hold clues for better solar tech.

Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. Researchers from Associate ...

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the spectroscopic characteristics of 4-mercaptopyridine (4-Mpy) molecular aggregates formed in aqueous solution. Due to their low solubility in water, 4-Mpy molecules ...

Airlines are shifting their approach to a low-carbon future, seeking not only to offset the emissions they generate, but remove them altogether and then use the CO2 to make sustainable aviation fuel.

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

The film "Enzymes: Nature's Magic" explores the fundamental role enzymes play in life. Enzymes, though microscopic, are essential for digestion, metabolism, and growth in all living organisms. They ...

Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. These minuscule fragments of degrading plastic now suffuse our air, our soil, the food we eat and the water we drink. They’re ...

Sujith Puthiyaveetil (left) and Steven McKenzie look at a plant thylakoid preparation in the lab at Purdue University's Biochemistry Building. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cyanobacteria began contributing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth’s mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem II protein complex now shared by various lineages of ...

The Penn State Eberly College of Science community is mourning the loss of Don Bryant, an Academy Professor, Ernest C. Pollard Professor Emeritus of Biotechnology, and professor emeritus of ...

The RuBisCO enzyme, the most abundant protein on the planet, is an essential component of photosynthesis, but it isn’t terribly efficient, especially when it gets hot. Over time, some plants evolved a ...