The energy that plants capture from sunlight through photosynthesis provides the source of nearly all of humanity's food. Yet the process of photosynthesis has inefficiencies that limit crop ...

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 ...

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Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way. By Rebecca Dzombak The world’s bread baskets are ...

Trying to find a good video for your little ones to watch on YouTube can be a challenge. Even if you limit the search to YouTube Kids, there’s so much out there. How can you determine what’s good and ...

Screen-free audio players for kids solve a very specific parental problem: They keep children independently engaged with music, audiobooks, and podcasts, like the modern version of an old-school ...

Plant and Soil Sciences Ph.D. alumna Elizabeth Smith uses machine learning to investigate soil respiration and the carbon cycle One of the world’s most critical processes is soil respiration. That’s ...

With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...

Crops around the world—including corn, wheat and rice—might suffer from decreased yields as a result of microplastics interfering with photosynthesis, according to a new study. Andy Sacks via Getty ...

Microplastics are floating in the air around us, surging through rivers and streams, and burrowing deep into soils. And now, a new study suggests that all those tiny pieces of plastic are also ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotech pioneer GigaCrop today announced it raised a $4.5 million pre-seed round of funding led by Playground Global. Using machine learning to improve enzymes, the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In some orchids, photosynthesis is out and parasitism is in. Instead ...