Tag: Photosynthesis

  • Science & Tech

    Ending ‘dead zones’

    Harvard scientists are teaming up with sustainability officers and landscaping experts to test a new fertilizer that won’t wash into water supplies.

    6 minutes
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  • Health

    Plant power

    The world we live in was made possible by the precursors to plants, which crossed two evolutionary hurdles that transformed not only plant life, but also the Earth’s atmosphere and its once-barren continents, Arnold Arboretum Director William Friedman said in a recent lecture.

    3 minutes
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    Deep thinker

    Scientists are advancing in their understanding of the biology of the deep sea, which still remains largely unexplored and mysterious, according to Associate Professor Peter Girguis.

    6 minutes
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    Betley probes natural power plant

    Harvard chemist Ted Betley is examining the process of photosynthesis to understand and manipulate nature’s engineering.

    4 minutes