Scientists study how tiny pigments in leaves use quantum mechanics to transfer energy efficiently for better solar panels.

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Lentils and beans are both rich in carbohydrates, protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They can help improve metabolic and ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

Addyston's longtime plastics chemical plant will soon close. Its impact will live on in the ground, air and water.

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Looking for a houseplant that serves main character energy? The polka dot plant (or Hypoestes phyllostachya, is having its ...

Lycopene — a natural plant extract that gives color to red and pink fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, watermelons and papayas — may ease depression symptoms by enhancing brain cell ...

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth's mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem ...

When you're new to the plant game, though, it can feel overwhelming when people talk about things like "indirect light" or an "internode." Internodes are the areas between the nodes (more on nodes ...