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• Soil Physics, Not Plant Genetics, Identified as Primary Limiting Factor in Drought Resistance

  Published: Mar 23, 2026

  Section: Environment

  An interdisciplinary study by ETH Zurich and the University of Tasmania has revealed that a plant's ability to extract water is constrained by soil capillary forces rather than int...

• Osaka Metropolitan University Researchers Uncover Structural Secrets of Algae Photosynthesis in Dim Far-Red Light Conditions

  Published: Mar 13, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists have identified how the freshwater alga Trachydiscus minutus utilizes far-red light for energy by reorganizing ordinary chlorophyll into specialized cooperative clusters...

• Scientists Unlock Hornwort Molecular Velcro To Enhance Photosynthesis Efficiency and Global Crop Yields

  Published: Mar 11, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute and international partners have discovered a unique protein segment in hornworts that causes the photosynthesis enzyme Rubisco to clus...