Weird, strange & beautiful<p>Elysia viridis, also known as the sap-sucking slug or emerald elysia is known for its ability to perform <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/photosynthesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photosynthesis</span></a>. They have the ability to suck the cytoplasm out of the algae they prey upon,the ability to perform photosynthesis makes it essentially a "solar-powered" organism. Found in shallow waters it is common in British Isles. The stolen chloroplasts, called kleptoplasts, continue to perform photosynthesis, providing the slug with energy and allowing it to survive without additional food, especially when light is available. <br>Picture: Pierrecorban/ Inaturalist<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
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#KnowledgeByte: Animal #Photosynthesis: Can Animals perform Photosynthesis to produce their own food?
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Animal-Photosynthesis-62fded17b2caae5ff3af574d
#KnowledgeByte: #CO2 #Fertilization, also called the carbon fertilization effect, refers to the increased rate of #Photosynthesis in plants due to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/CO2-Fertilization-6665457a1f1333a28723d93b
magic trick –
stored energy from our star
conjured from thin air
#DailyHaikuPrompt | sap
#SmallPoems
#photosynthesis
#plants
* Call me a geek, but it blows my mind that plants can store solar energy using an ancient (I mean REALLY ancient) set of processes that includes assembling carbon from the air...magic, indeed. And my neighbor boils down some of that stored energy to make the stuff I put on my pancakes.
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Uncovering a unique light-harvesting structure in marine #algae
Photosystem II–FCPII complex found in a marine alga could shape the future of artificial #photosynthesis
high-resolution analysis of a photosynthetic complex found in , Chrysotila roscoffensis. This marine alga belongs to the #coccolithophore species known for producing calcium carbonate plates and fixing carbon at the ocean surface.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1085791 #science #ecology #MarineBiology #structuralBiology
EurekAlert!Uncovering a unique light-harvesting structure in marine algaeHaptophytes—the unicellular photosynthetic marine algae—are one of the major contributors to marine biomass. Scientists at Okayama University, Japan, unveil the first high-resolution structure of the photosystem II–FCPII (photosynthetic supercomplex) in a marine haptophyte, Chrysotila roscoffensis. This discovery sheds light on the unique approach of sunlight capture and energy management by the complex, offering new insights into marine biology and potential advances in artificial photosynthesis technology.
Row orientation affects the uniformity of light absorption, but hardly affects crop #photosynthesis in hedgerow #tomato crops
https://doi.org/10.1093/insilicoplants/diab025 #model #PlantScience
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-molecular-bilayer-graphene-higher-semiconducting.html
the designed #nanographene #bilayer, as a consequence of the electronic transfer, mimics the biological molecules involved in #photosynthesis, which will allow the development of custom-designed artificial #photovoltaic applications.
phys.orgA new molecular model of bilayer graphene with higher semiconducting propertiesJuan Casado Cordón, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Malaga, considers graphene—an infinite layer of carbon atoms—as one of the greatest discoveries of the last 20 years due to its "unique properties" such as high electrical and thermal conductivity or its great flexibility and, also, resistance. Qualities that become exceptional, he explains, with a recently found evolution consisting in joining two layers of this material—bilayer graphene.
A fully coupled modelling framework that integrates a metabolic model of C3 #photosynthesis and a semi-mechanistic #crop growth model
by Yufeng He, Yu Wang, Douglas Friedel, Meagan Lang, Megan L Matthews
https://doi.org/pfr4 #PlantScience
More than 3 billion years ago evolution discovered solar energy with the production of oxygen as a side effect.
Queen Mary University of LondonLight-to-electricity nanodevice reveals how Earth’s oldest surviving cyanobacteria worked
I just can not make an #engineering project about #photosynthesis, which is required to make the atmosphere healthier. The idea, perhaps, is not sufficiently developed NOT by me?
I hope that #poetfolio of yours was worth it. I mean you'll die, and won't be here to see it - either because it'll happen after your death, or we'll be dragging you out of your #billionaire #rocketship so that we can #torture, #lynch and murder your rich ass in front of them world.
Farewell to #Oxygen on Planet #Earth - #NASA #scientists predict Earth's #atmosphere will lose its ability to sustain life - #photosynthesis will collapse as CO₂ declines
https://unionrayo.com/en/earth-oxygen-disappearance-prediction/
Unión Rayo EN · Farewell to Oxygen on Planet Earth - NASA scientists predict Earth's atmosphere will lose its ability to sustain life - photosynthesis will collapse as CO₂ declinesOxygen is over. We are not talking about the script of a post-apocalyptic movie, nor about a very distant future (don't worry, you can keep defrosting
New issue! Issue 4 of 2025, featuring a special section on #photosynthesis, along with this beautiful cover on ancient hybridizations between oaks and their relatives. Free to read for 1 month! www.jipb.net/EN/1672-9072... #PlantScience #botany