Earth is, by all measures, a giant solar panel. The sun provides us warmth and light of course, but its light also fires the engine that manufactures the basis of life on Earth for everything: food ...

Trees need sunlight for the same reason you need food. The energy from the Sun’s rays is a crucial ingredient in how plants make their own food that helps them power all their cells. Since trees don’t ...

Beginning two billion years of Earth’s history, the amount of oxygen was not sufficient, but the atmosphere was rich in ...

Have you ever wondered why leaves change color during the autumn? Our News 8 Storm Team put together the quick science behind the changing leaf colors. We're getting to that time of the year again!

Scientists have known for almost two centuries that plants, in one of nature’s most mysterious processes, use sunlight to make sugar, fats and other high-energy chemicals out of water and carbon diox ...