Plants fix 258 billion tons of CO2 in their chloroplasts through photosynthesis every year. For these cell organelles to work ...

LMU biologists decipher the ionome of chloroplasts and create the foundations for new biotech strategies.

At first glance, this slug looks harmless — even cute. But it does something no animal should be able to do. It steals chloroplasts from algae, performs photosynthesis, and survives on sunlight like a ...

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...

Scientists question whether alarming reports of plastic particles in human organs are accurate or the result of laboratory contamination.

A Sydney Ph.D. student has recreated a tiny piece of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust ...

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Cherries are a nutritious fruit packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and other nutrients. Learn the benefits of eating cherries.

Chia seeds absorb ten times their weight in water, according to Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian-nutritionist in Chicago and author of The Superfood Swap. Because of this, experts often ...

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe." ...