Photosynthesis
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Logic-defying 'bottom blooms' could sustain hidden ecosystems in Arctic and Antarctica
By Harry Baker published
A pair of new studies has revealed 'highly unlikely' phytoplankton blooms appearing near the seafloor and under sea ice at both Earth's poles.

New 'artificial' photosynthesis is 10x more efficient than previous attempts
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new method of using the machinery of photosynthesis to make methane is 10 times more efficient than previous attempts.

3.5 billion-year-old rock structures are one of the oldest signs of life on Earth
By Stephanie Pappas published
Fossils called stromatolites from Western Australia were created by microbes 3.48 billion years ago.
Bacterial Banquet: What Ocean Algae Eat
By Stéphan Reebs last updated
Microscopic algae that eat free-floating bacteria in the open ocean.

Blue Bananas Surprise Scientists
By Andrea Thompson last updated
Products of chlorophyll breakdown make ripening bananas glow blue under black lights.

Plants Use Quantum Physics to Survive
By Katia Moskvitch last updated
Quantum effects spill out of physics labs and into wet and messy biological systems.
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