NASA predicts nongreen plants on other planets
...at the chlorophyll in most plants on Earth absorbs blue and red light and less green light. Therefore, chl...ore red light particles reach Earth's surface than blue or green light particles, so plants use red light for photosynthesis. There is plenty of light for l...A 'traffic light' for neurons means 'go' for improving brain research
...makes affected neurons more active when exposed to blue light. Deisseroth and collaborators first showed t...ugh a microscope. In some experiments, exposure to blue light caused the worms to wiggle in ways they weren't moving while unperturbed. When the lights were...Marine phytoplankton changes form to protect itself from different predators
... a while, it’s like changing from a mosquito to 76 blue whales or 3,000 bull elephants,” Hay explained. “That’s a pretty dramatic difference.” Defensive responses are often seen in higher plants, but this is believed to be the first report of such a complex and species-specific response in marine phyt...