Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae and certain types of bacteria synthesise carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and typically water, using light as an energy source. The process ...

A study published in PNAS looks at the potential relationship between microplastic pollution and photosynthesis activity. Prof Richard Lampitt, Research Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre, ...

Plant responses to light are multiple. Light is an energy source, converted to sugars by photosynthesis. It is also a signal sensed by specific photoreceptors for red, blue and UV-B radiation.

Catalytic function and its efficiency play a significant role in industrial reactions, and consistent reforms are made in the ...

The science is far from settled on music’s effect on plants, but that hasn’t stopped streaming services from curating ...

Two decades on from the first reported covalent organic frameworks, Nina Notman investigates what their future holds ...

Nitrogen gas (N2) is one of the most abundant yet highly stable gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Its N≡N triple bond has an ...