The 'Bloom cycle' is a newly described biochemical pathway that explains key plant processes

For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air in a process called ...

Bacterial abundance drives dissolved organic carbon distribution in North Atlantic gyre, model suggests

In the ocean, a haze made from tiny bits of dead plants, animals, and microbes hangs in the upper reaches of the water. Each particle is just a fraction of a micrometer across, but together the carbon ...