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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis: the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
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AUG 08, 2021Earth & The Environment
According to a new study published in Nature Communications last January, life in the waters of the Arctic Oce ...Written By: Matthew LundyAUG 03, 2021Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Microbiology
Microbes live everywhere, even in the open ocean. They have to compete for survival just like other organisms but even t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 06, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A simulated evolutionary process in a laboratory has given way to blue-green algae with greater tolerance for high level ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Leeds and Kobe University in Japan have designed a new method to explore the still-mi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2020Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life hard for a lot of researchers. For one, they could not be physically in the lab and ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 05, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from a KAUST team highlights the development of a semiconductive photocatalyst that recycles CO2 and c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications reports on the global phosphorus shortage that the planet is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 24, 2020Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Nano-sized silver-catalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide in artificial photosynthesisA new development in artificial photosynthesis utilizes a high-efficient silver-catalyst electrode to convert carbon dio ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research reported in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a recommendation for how to combat ocean acidification i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
AUG 08, 2021
Earth & The Environment
According to a new study published in Nature Communications last January, life in the waters of the Arctic Oce
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 03, 2021
Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes live everywhere, even in the open ocean. They have to compete for survival just like other organisms but even t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 06, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A study published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials highlights a new bioprinting technique that can be u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A simulated evolutionary process in a laboratory has given way to blue-green algae with greater tolerance for high level
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers from the University of Leeds and Kobe University in Japan have designed a new method to explore the still-mi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2020
Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life hard for a lot of researchers. For one, they could not be physically in the lab and
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 05, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from a KAUST team highlights the development of a semiconductive photocatalyst that recycles CO2 and c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study from Penn State researchers reports that corals’ resiliency to climate change depends on environmental
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications reports on the global phosphorus shortage that the planet is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Nano-sized silver-catalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide in artificial photosynthesis
A new development in artificial photosynthesis utilizes a high-efficient silver-catalyst electrode to convert carbon dio
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research reported in the journal Nature Geoscience provides a recommendation for how to combat ocean acidification i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet