Photosynthesis
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How tall can trees grow?
By Natalie Wolchover published
The interplay between opposing forces that act on trees define their theoretical maximum height.

Icebergs Feed Ocean Life
By Wynne Parry published
Icebergs, carrying iron, cause life to bloom near Antarctica, a study indicates.

Arctic's Spring Phytoplankton Blooms Arrive Earlier
By Wynne Parry published
The blooms of tiny plants appear to peak earlier in Arctic waters with decreasing sea ice.

Genomic Fossils Reveal Explosion of Life 3 Billion Years Ago
By Wynne Parry published
Life on Earth expanded rapidly about three billion years ago, about the time the chemical process behind photosynthesis and respiration evolved, study says.

Nature Offers Template for Solar Energy Materials
By Ellen Ferrante published
A researcher looks to plant photosynthesis as inspiration to harness the power of the sun.

Even in the Desert, Plants Feel the Heat of Global Warming
By Monica Konjia published
A University of Arizona ecologist studies how climate change is impacting vegetation in the Sonoran Desert.

Surprising Sea Slug Is Half-plant, Half-animal
By Clara Moskowitz published
A green sea slug appears to be part animal, part plant, as it's the first critter discovered to produce the plant pigment chlorophyll.

Summer Bloom in the Barents Sea
By Live Science Staff published
Satellites capture a giant phytoplankton bloom near Russia.
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