During the light, provided the rate of photosynthesis is sufficiently ... is needed for the second stage of reactions and the oxygen is released by the plant as a waste product.

During the process of photosynthesis, cells use carbon dioxide and energy from the Sun to make sugar molecules and oxygen. These sugar molecules are the basis for more complex molecules made by ...

Unlike plants, animals can’t carry out photosynthesis to generate our own oxygen, yet our brains rely on oxygen to make the massive amounts of energy needed to function. In a study published today ...

A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...

China has reached a decisive milestone by achieving the first artificial photosynthesis in space aboard the Tiangong station. This unprecedented experiment successfully transformed carbon dioxide and ...