More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, ...

Researchers have developed an electrocatalytic process to allow plants to undergo photosynthesis without sunlight. This form of artificial photosynthesis may increase the efficiency with which food ...

Alizée Malnoë ascends a spiral staircase to Myers Hall’s fourth floor “greenhouse,” one lacking windows. Just within stands metal shelving, housing trays of seedlings haloed by grow lights. She ...

Scientists think they've found a way to harvest more electricity from plants, a finding that could ripple out to other renewable energy technologies. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011.

What if your eyes could use light to heal themselves? Drawing inspiration from how plants harness sunlight, researchers at ...

How plants optimize photosynthesis under changing light conditions. For research, plants are frequently grown under stable lighting, which does not reflect natural conditions. In a series of ...

When I was little, my family measured how tall I was. They marked it on the wall. It was amazing to see how much I grew. I talked about how plants grow with Helmut Kirchhoff. He’s a scientist at ...

Cross sections of C3 rice (left) and C4 sorghum (right) shoots. Both grain crops evolved from a common ancestor, but sorghum evolved to photosynthesize more efficiently. LA JOLLA (November 20, ...