This process, called photosynthesis, is essential to the global carbon cycle and organisms that conduct photosynthesis represent the lowest level in most food chains (Figure 1). Most living things ...

A 2-billion-year-old molecule may solve the “Chicken or Egg” mystery of life’s oxygen timeline. Scientists found evidence ...

Earth was once purple, not green! Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis, reflecting violet hues.

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 ...

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 ...