#Biophysics

The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays.

Giannis Zacharakis is a research director at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (FORTH) in Greece, where he leads the Laboratory for Biophotonics and Molecular Imaging.

Scientists have discovered that male fireflies in a South Carolina swamp follow local interaction rules to synchronize their flashing mating displays.

Many biological networks – including blood vessels and plant roots – are not organized to minimize total length, as long assumed.