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30.09.2024

A mysterious menace lurks in the oceans, threatening algal blooms. Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a new way to track the...

A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them
16.09.2024

Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?

Photo: Jonathan D. Muller
21.11.2023

A new Weizmann Institute study shows that building solar farms in arid regions is a far more effective way to tackle the climate crisis than...

arabidopsis
22.01.2019

Like eye’s adjustment to sudden changes in light, plants have sensitive mechanisms to protect their leaves from rapid changes in radiation

Yatir station
10.01.2019

A new method of measuring how forests moderate the climate gets tested under extreme conditions

Work of art: A portion of a plant cell
02.04.2012

A stunning scientific image reveals how plants cope with sudden changes in light intensity

The Insomniac City Cycles | Ran Slavin. Still from film, 2004-2009
13.09.2011
On the molecular scale, plants are in constant motion as they adapt to a changing environment
Prof. Avigdor Scherz
12.09.2010
Prof. Avigdor Scherz studied photosynthesis, the process by which plants capture sunlight and convert it into useful energy....
Dr. Ron Milo
01.11.2009

Dr. Ron Milo: "Our future depends on breakthroughs in the use of energy, water and land. My students and I will bring...

Dr. Boris Rybtchinski.
01.10.2008

The future of solar energy might lie in light-absorbing paints

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