Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

A team of environmental researchers, Earth scientists and pollution specialists at Nanjing University, the Chinese Academy of ...

How can we produce clean hydrogen without burning fossil hydrocarbons or other non-renewable energy sources? We can do so ...

Researchers at the Salk Institute study how C4 photosynthesis could boost crop productivity and climate resilience.

In the Phlegraean Fields, an Italian volcanic region, a microscopic algae called Cyanidioschyzon merolae thrives in extreme ...

Plants need water to make their own food. This is called photosynthesis. It happens in plant leaves. Plants also need carbon dioxide from air and sunlight to make their food. Slide 1 of 3 ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks ...