Thanks to a recent discovery regarding marine algae, scientists have developed crop plants that absorb a fuller spectrum of sunlight, resulting in better growth. The finding could also lead to ...

At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, buried beneath layers of sediment and sealed off from light and oxygen, ancient phytoplankton have been lying dormant for thousands of years. Now, researchers have ...

The future of plant life on Mars may be bioplastic. Green algae (Dunaliella tertiolecta) flourished under Mars-like conditions inside translucent, bioplastic habitats, researchers report July 2 in ...

Under the sea, green algae have evolved a clever way to handle too much sunlight. Scientists found that a special pigment ...

Too much sun can ruin photosynthesis, scorching plants and other organisms that depend on capturing sunlight for energy.