Unlike us, plants don't need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This seemingly ...

Doubling of the carbon dioxide concentration will cause global plant photosynthesis to increase by about one third, according to a new paper. The study has relevance for the health of the biosphere ...

How does photosynthesis happen? How does photosynthesis affect plant growth? Learn about what’s really going on inside your garden plants as they soak up the sun and water. While planting the first ...

Scientists have puzzled over the existence of photorespiration, a seemingly wasteful process in plants that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Now UC Davis plant scientist Arnold Bloom has ...

Plants are not as productive as they could be, and in a bid to help boost global food production, a team of scientists with backing from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others are hacking ...