Biology
Mysterious 'ghost' tree lives without photosynthesis
Containing no chlorophyll and requiring no sunlight, the ghost tree hides deep in the dark forests of Africa and Asia.
Chlorophyll
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Space science
Signals from space help predict drought early
A recent study by NASA scientists can help detect flash drought signals up to 3 months before it occurs, contributing to future damage mitigation efforts.
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What if our bodies can synthesize food like plants?
You may have to undergo photosynthesis thanks to chlorophyll in your mutant cells. But unlike plants, you will need more sunlight.
Oceanography
Detection of organisms containing chlorophyll but not photosynthesis
Scientists at the University of British Columbia (Canada) found the world's first creature produced chlorophyll but did not participate in photosynthesis.
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Why are leaves green?
The leaves are often green, but the reason why it is green is not sure many people know. Let's find out why the leaves are green.
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Discover the fall
Autumn has arrived. Heaven and earth transformed. The leaves change color, the weather is cold, the clock also slows down. But do you know the story behind the transfer…
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Why does the autumn leaves change color?
According to the legend that Native Americans recounted, it was because the hunter killed the Big Bear in the sky, the Bear's blood shot down to the earth and dyed the l…
Oceanography
Shocked when operating the grouper's belly, see the color of the meat
A fisherman in the United States was amazed to catch the blue grouper with blue meat after diving, according to the Daily Mail.
Oceanography
Sea slug: Calling is a child or a tree?
For the first time, scientists have discovered something that has never been seen in nature: a sea slug is both an animal like a fellow but has the ability to synthesize…
Oceanography
Found a rare form of chlorophyll in a new bacterium that is sequenced
Researchers at Washington University (St. Louis) and Arizona State University recently sequenced the genome of a rare bacterium that is able to capture light energy thro…
Space science
The earth used to be purple
The ancient life on earth once covered a purple, not green as it is now. Ancient bacteria may have used a molecule other than chlorophyll to exploit sunlight, and it is…
Biology
Discover ghosts, flowers of the underworld
Unlike other plants, the underworld flowers are white, without chlorophyll. Instead of creating photosynthesis, it lives parasites.
Biology
This bacterium will be the world's new energy source
Cyborg bacteria trained to cover solar panels are more efficient than chlorophyll.
Biology
Why do some plants have green leaves?
The blue color in the leaves of some Thu Hai Duong flowers is not only a factor that makes the tree stand out more but is also an important part to help plants absorb en…
Biology
Those who are not chlorophyll live in Vietnam
Most plants live in high mountains, and are precious medicinal species in the folklore. However, the number of species is very rare for even plant researchers.