Iridescent blue leaves on some begonias aren’t just for show — they help the plants harvest energy in low light. The begonias’ chloroplasts, which use photosynthesis to convert light into ...

Roses are red but violets aren’t blue. They’re mostly violet ... iridoplasts are that much better at harvesting light, then why don’t all plants modify their chloroplasts in this way?

This study focuses on how the balance of blue and red light in these bright areas helps control the water flow within plant leaves. It does this by affecting the water permeability of cells near ...

Putting the plants under a UV light in an otherwise dark room, as Baby's team did, amplifies the effect, allowing humans to more clearly see the blue emissions. To prove that these emissions ...