"Beyond the Red Limit" --Major Photosynthesis Discovery Reveals that Earth's Plants Can Live in Ways Never Thought Possible (Today's Top Science Headline)

The vast majority of life on Earth uses visible red light in the process of photosynthesis, but the new type uses near-infrared light instead. It was detected in a wide range of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) when they grow in near-infrared...