In the contemporary world, synthetic polymers abound these are extended molecular structures meticulously crafted by scientists to serve a multitude of purposes.
Scientists have recently discovered a phenomenon occurring in tropical forests that could be of great concern if global warming continues unabated. Climate change has caused the leaves on some plants in tropical forests to stop undergoing photosynthesis the process in which plants and other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water, according to a study published Wednesday in Nature. "When leaves reach a certain temperature, their photosynthetic machinery breaks down," Gregory Goldsmith, a professor of biology at Chapman University in Orange, California, told reporters.