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.

Coral species thrives in the Mediterranean by eating differently when waters heat up - a discovery that could guide reef ...

Back for 2025, Nikon's Small World Photomicrography Competition highlights the complexities of our world beyond the naked eye ...

From secret mushroom worlds to extreme close-ups of cell motion, these photographs represent how, in science, things often ...

The interdisciplinary cooperation project PhotoKon could make a significant contribution to the regional bioeconomy by producing valuable chemicals directly from CO₂ and light, bypassing the need for ...

This coral can do both: bank fat when algae are present, then pivot to self-feeding when waters spike above ~29°C. “The ...

One Harvard student has a creative approach to renewable energy, using resources from the island where she grew up, oceans away.

A day of strong sunlight can spoil more than just a beach outing -- it can also harm the process of photosynthesis, the way plants and other organisms ...

Could toxic algae be nudging marine mammals—and perhaps humans—toward cognitive collapse? Dolphins keep turning up on Florida ...

“What we saw happen was an extreme heat wave where conditions surpassed the thresholds of survival of a whole, entire species ...

Researchers have developed a light-emitting sugar probe that exposes how marine microbes break down complex carbohydrates.