The first photosynthesis happened 1.25 billion years ago, reveals study
Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities.
Dec 25, 2017, 09:50 AM ISTWorld's oldest plant-like fossils found in India
Until now, the oldest known red algae was 1.2 billion years old, said the paper in the journal PLOS Biology.
Mar 15, 2017, 00:12 AM IST