A new study from Osaka Metropolitan University reveals how a freshwater alga extends its reach into far-red light by ...

(tomaz sedonja/Moment/Getty Images) The vivid hue of the lush green hills of Ireland may not have arisen from the mechanism many textbooks have touted for decades. Chlorophyll, the pigments that allow ...

Oxygenic photosynthesis, a cornerstone of terrestrial and aquatic life, has long been associated with the absorption of visible light by chlorophyll a and ...

To survive in areas where it is difficult to photosynthesize, some organisms adopt unique strategies. Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have found that a freshwater alga captures far-red light ...