In some orchids, photosynthesis is out and parasitism is in. Instead of making food from sunlight, some of these plants have become parasitic and primarily suck nutrients out of the fungi in their ...

The idea suggests early life forms used a different molecule for photosynthesis than today’s chlorophyll. NASA-backed research supports this hypothesis, with scientists like Dr. Edward ...

A new exhibition of more than 200 photographs charts 300 years of image-making in the US, showing how the country's history and photography have run in parallel. Smithsonian National Museum of ...

Dust accumulated on leaves. A recent study on plants near a coal mine in Odisha found that dust that accumulates on the leaves of plants could impact the photosynthesis process. Representative image ...

atmospheric chemistry and global photosynthesis lasting three to four years. "The solar dimming due to dust would cause an abrupt global 'impact winter' characterized by reduced sunlight ...