Discover how photosynthesis works, the role of chlorophyll, and why this natural process is essential for life on Earth—supporting oxygen production, food creation, and climate balance.

For the first time in almost 30 years, the heaviest nucleus decaying via proton emission has been measured. The previous similar breakthrough was achieved in 1996.

The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii proton gradient regulation5 (Crpgr5) mutant shows phenotypic and functional traits similar to mutants in the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) ortholog, Atpgr5, ...

These tiny charged particles help drive ATP synthesis, which powers most processes in the body. Studies on cellular respiration and photosynthesis reveal how proton gradients support efficient energy ...

Physicists have long-suspected that the building blocks of protons experienced quantum entanglement. Now, researchers have the first direct evidence — after using a trick to infer subatomic ...

As the planet warms and global population grows, a looming food crisis is spurring biochemists to reengineer one of the most common chemical processes on the planet: photosynthesis. These ...

New research reveals how marine microbes use an extra membrane that once had digestive functions to boost their yield from photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis is still a mystery—but science is revealing unknown steps Most plants split water molecules to generate energy, and now we have a clearer picture of exactly how they do it.

Chemistry Decades-old mystery about photosynthesis finally solved It takes just four particles of light to jump-start photosynthesis in a plant’s cells, but the details of what exactly happens ...

The proton, one of the building blocks for all matter, has a variable size depending on how you look at it. If you are looking at its charge, it will have one radius, but if you look at its mass ...

A Nature Catalysis study from six chemists at the University of Chicago shows an innovative new system for artificial photosynthesis that is more productive than previous artificial systems by an ...