One of the most marginalized and in fact understudied plant groups, hornworts, has the potential to provide a long-awaited ...

Researchers have figured out how hornworts, a relative of mosses, condense RuBisCO into specialized compartments ...

Researchers discovered a unique molecular mechanism in hornwort plants that clusters the photosynthesis enzyme Rubisco more efficiently.

Researchers have uncovered a molecular trick used by hornwort plants that could help future crops capture carbon dioxide more efficiently. A unique protein feature called RbcS-STAR causes the key ...

If you've ever been stuck wrestling a jar lid that just won't budge, you already know what plants go through with Rubisco. It's the enzyme that's supposed to help them turn sunlight into food — and ...

Australian researchers have created tiny compartments to help supercharge photosynthesis, potentially boosting wheat and rice yields while slashing water and nitrogen use. Researchers from Associate ...

Proof of Concept is a video series profiling the science and scientists behind some of the environment’s most unexpected research. Pretty much all life on Earth – plants, animals, humans – in large ...

Researchers around the world are working on new technologies to capture carbon from the atmosphere, but many approaches fall short on one key metric: their ability to scale. Nature, however, has ...

The green dots inside these plant cells are the chloroplasts which house the plant's solar energy capture and conversion capabilities Solar energy is a key component of humanity’s shift towards “green ...

Photosynthesis is the pivotal process through which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, thereby sustaining almost all terrestrial ecosystems. At the heart of this mechanism is the enzyme ...