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Plants
A single particle of light can kick off photosynthesis
In a new experiment with bacteria, a lone photon sparked the process of turning light to chemical energy.
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In a new experiment with bacteria, a lone photon sparked the process of turning light to chemical energy.
Replacing grass with native plants uses less water and fewer chemicals while providing additional benefits to people and wildlife.
All the species in an ecosystem and the feeding relationships between them get summed up with this handy picture.
When dry or cut, tomato and tobacco plants make sounds too high for humans to hear. Such sounds could provide a way to snoop on crops.
A mimosa plant uses special cells to close leaflets when bumped and then reopen them — again and again.
Archaeologists and an Aboriginal family are working together to find and document a First Nations group’s lost ties to the land.
Rubisco is a key protein in the process of photosynthesis, which feeds plants — and, in turn, us.
Animals and other life on Earth exhale carbon dioxide, which plants use for photosynthesis. But too much of this gas can perturb Earth’s climate.
Individual seeds on a dandelion release most easily in response to winds from a specific direction. As the wind shifts, this scatters the seeds widely.
Some foods usually called vegetables — such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers — are actually fruits.