Smithsonian Magazine on MSN16d
Microplastics Are Making Photosynthesis Harder for Plants—and That Could Slash Crop Yields, Study Suggests
On average, these little particles could reduce photosynthesis in plants and algae by up to 12 percent, according to the paper ...
Scientific American19d
Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...
TheTravel on MSN22d
This Solar-Powered Sea Slug Is The First Animal Known To Photosynthesize
But it gets even stranger than that; there's a slug that can photosynthesize like a plant! Sea slugs are fascinating in ...
Wired28d
These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Most of life’s engines run on sunlight. Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered ...
After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life
A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able to revive dormant stages of ...