158 Results From "Photosynthesis"

Volcano belching lava and gas above ocean to represent Great Oxygenation Event
Evolution

Geologists are searching for when the Earth took its first breath

Greenland’s isolated ‘Last Ice Area’ is vanishing
Climate Change

Greenland’s isolated ‘Last Ice Area’ is vanishing

Images from the March 1954 issue of Popular Science.
Renewables

From the archives: The promising new world of solar power—in the 1950s

The moon is pockmarked with craters, including holes made by rockets.
Moons

Lunar soil could help us make oxygen in space

A pile of food scraps and compost materials.
Projects

Drug-resistant fungus could be lurking in your compost, but you can reduce the risk

An LED grow light illuminating a plant's leaf and turning it a shade of purple.
Projects

Yes, you can overuse grow lights on indoor plants

quantum computer dilution fridge
Engineering

In photos: Journey to the center of a quantum computer

Ukraine’s Dnieper River
NASA

Ancient rocks hold the story of Earth’s first breath of oxygen

person holding bouquet of peonies
Projects

How to make cut flowers last longer

San Joaquin Delta in California
Environment

Inside the ambitious plan to restore peat wetlands in California

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant
Environment

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant

Wheat farm and blue sky
Agriculture

Understanding plant biological clocks could boost future agriculture

A full moon against an amber sky with foliage brush in the foreground.
Moons

Enjoy breathing oxygen? Thank the moon.

A lineup of the best grow lights on a plain background
Home

The best grow lights

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change
Climate Change

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change

a decapitated slug still alive
Animals

The process sea slugs use to regrow severed body parts is surprisingly common

fall leaves on ground
Global Warming

Climate change is affecting fall foliage, but not in the way you think

Cracked cap bolete mushroom foraged in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York City
Environment

An urban cemetery is a surprising sanctuary for fantastic fungi

The Best Indoor Herb Gardens
Home

The best indoor herb gardens

a forest at night
Global Warming

Nights are warming faster than days. Here’s what that means for the planet.