May, the month of family, has arrived, bringing with it many occasions for giving and receiving flowers, such as Parents' Day, Teachers' Day, and Couples' Day. Flowers, filled with the affection of ...

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Photosynthesis is the starting point for almost every food chain, sustaining most life on Earth. You would be forgiven, then, for thinking nature has perfected the art of turning sunlight into sugar.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researcher Kenji Suetsugu of Kobe University chanced upon some 100 individuals of the new plant in April 2016, during a research trip in the ...

A genetic hack to make photosynthesis more efficient could be a boon for agricultural production, at least for some plants. This feat of genetic engineering simplifies a complex, energy-expensive ...