In a delicious turn of events, scientists succeeded in taking the optics of olive oil to create the first-ever microlaser ...

A liquid supplement is going viral, with wellness influencers claiming it can do everything from clear up skin and curb ...

Tomato plants can be fussy and are prone to a range of pests and diseases, as well as nutritional deficiencies, which can be ...

Tomato plants are susceptible to a range of pests, diseases and deficiencies that can cause them to stop growing, and one ...

When a photon of light excites a chlorophyll molecule, this starts a process that splits a molecule of water (H2O) in the plant. The split-off oxygen atom instantly bonds with another, creating ...

The Purple Earth hypothesis suggests that early single-celled organisms used retinal, a simpler molecule, instead of chlorophyll, creating a purple hue across the planet.

In a new study published in Chemical Science, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have uncovered a surprising quantum mechanical role in photosynthesis that could redefine our ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found a perfect solution to this problem billions of years ago. A new study ...

When light hits a leaf, the energy spreads across several states of each chlorophyll molecule, called a superposition of excited states. This nearly loss-free energy transfer is the first step in ...

To create these structures, the team modified the chlorophyll molecule by attaching a barbituric acid unit via hydrogen bonding and further added tree-like molecular structures called "dendrons" to ...

Chlorophyll (a naturally occurring pigment involved in photosynthesis)-inspired molecules hold promise for developing next-generation light-harvesting materials. However, achieving precise control ...