Nature
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Imagine having a job that’s dependent on sunny weather. As a resident of England, I'd be pretty much done for. There are, however, hard workers on this planet that rustle up energy for the rest of the food chain to enjoy day in, day out. Yes, I'm talking about plants.
The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.A little thing called photosynthesis enables them to essentially “eat the Sun,” creating food from sunlight, come rain or shine, but what about at night? Are there any plants that can photosynthesize by the light of the Moon? As Head of Living Collection Support at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Thomas Freeth told us, plants have found all sorts of ways to overcome the changing nature of night and day.
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This interview first appeared in Issue 41 of our digital magazine CURIOUS.
