Tag: Photosynthesis
Tiny plankton drive processes in the ocean that capture twice as...
Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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The big idea
The ocean plays a major role in...
Reclaiming lost calories: Tweaking photosynthesis boosts crop yields
Amanda Cavanagh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
What if your ability to feed yourself was dependent on a process that made a mistake 20 percent...
Pigments from microbes provide clue to evolution in ancient oceans –...
Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University
Possibly the most significant event in the evolution of life on Earth occurred 2.4 billion years ago. That was when...
Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47...
Paul South, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Can you imagine the entire population of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom and France...
Nitrogen from rock could fuel more plant growth around the world...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Nitrogen is one of the most important resources for people, ecosystems and the planet. It’s found in all...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
