158 Results From "Photosynthesis"

June 3, 2012 - An intense bloom of phytoplankton in the Black Sea, staining nearly every corner with a rich palette of teal, turquoise, green and milky blue. The Sea of Azov, to the northeast was also filled with swirls of color, including a touch of tan which may indicate not only phytoplankton, but sediment also circulates in those waters.
Ocean

The tiny ocean organisms that could help the climate in a big way

Artist’s impression of the lobate macrofossils living 2.1 billion years ago in a shallow marine inland sea created by the collision of two continents.
Animals

Study claims life tried to evolve 1.5 billion years earlier than we thought

CHICAGO - AUGUST 16: A walkway is visible along a side of the city of Chicago City Hall's rooftop garden August 16, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The garden sits on the top of the 11-story city hall building and was first planted in 2000. The city says the rooftop garden/green roof consists of upwards of 100 species of growth in almost 20,000 plants. Two trees, shrubs and vines can also be found there. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Energy

The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

Iceberg underwater, Antarctica.
Ocean

300-degree hot springs hiding under the frozen Antarctic sea

Multiple reddish pink parasitic plants called balanophora growing in a forest. Balanophora shed one third of its genes as it evolved into a very streamlined parasitic plant.
Evolution

These parasitic plants force their victims to make them dinner

Elemental chromium
Engineering

The same metal found on hot rods and Harleys could revolutionize solar panels

The field team sampling a lake near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, that browned after the extreme events.
Environment

Greenland’s lakes are getting uglier—and fast

Polymetallic nodules scattered across bottom of the ocean floor
Biology

‘Dark oxygen’ on ocean floor may rewrite Earth’s origins of life

These fossilized foraminiferan shells, dating back 35 to 45 million years, were found in Tanzania. They all belong to species that are now extinct. The largest are about half a millimeter in diameter.
Ocean

The history of the ocean, as told by tiny beautiful fossils

choanoflagellate Choanoeca flexa
Animals

We are family: Tracing the evolution of animals

Golden light illuminates a clear teapot of green tea and two glass cups with citrus slices. A cloche of biscuits and a small bowl sit behind them, while steam and long shadows create a calm, cozy tea-time mood.
Food Safety

What’s the secret to a great cup of tea?

Evolution, the process of change, governs life on Earth − and potentially different forms of life in other places.
Space

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth

a microscopic zooplankton
Ocean

Microscopic ‘eating and pooping machines’ are great at sucking up carbon

The surface of Europa – one of Jupiter’s moons – is a thick layer of solid ice.
Space

Europa Clipper is one of two missions on their way to see if Jupiter’s moons could support life

whale poop
Whales

The real ecological magic of whale poop

glass bowl filled with brown seaweed
Ocean

Bye, kale: Marine scientists want you to eat more seaweed

Scientist inspects portion of LCLS installation
Technology

This record-breaking X-ray laser is ready to unlock quantum secrets

icebergs melting
Environment

Spending Christmas with ‘Dr. Doom’

Coral reef with a variety of hard and soft corals and tropical fish
Technology

Scientists are intentionally bleaching and ‘cryopreserving’ coral

the forest
Environment

Tree bark demonstrates an unexpected climate superpower