Scientists have long sought to explain a key mismatch in Earth's early history: oxygen-producing photosynthesis evolved ...

This Research Topic is centered on the complex physiological processes plants undergo when responding to stress, which often occur at the organ and tissue levels. Traditionally, the focus has been on ...

Maryland was 1.5 million trees on the way to its goal of planting more than 5 million native trees across the state by the end of 2031 to help reduce carbon in the atmosphere, under the state's Tree S ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

Illustration of Fe(II)-enhanced phosphate adsorption onto phyllosilicates in Archean iron-rich oceans, a process that may have limited marine ...

By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis ...

SAEF researcher collecting microbial soil samples. Image credit: Laura Phillips"It's a bit like seeing a penguin thrive in a tropical jungle." That's ...

The study, led by Monash University researchers from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), shows that microbes’ ability to live from gases in the atmosphere, including hydrogen and carbon ...

However, a common problem many flower-lovers face when placing fresh flowers in vases is that they wilt and droop too soon, ...

Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru implements a wetland system to effectively treat excess sewage and restore water quality.

T he blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. A pale spike resembling ...

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...