The Color of Plants on Other Worlds

The April issue of Scientific American magazine has a very interesting article, "The Color of Plants on Other Worlds," that discusses photosynthesis with regard to predicting what we should look for in the search for life on extrasolar planets. (This is a very exciting area that has developed a great deal in recent years.) What is really intriguing about the research presented in the article is its interdisciplinary nature: biometeorology, stellar astronomy, astronomy, physics, microbiology, biology, biochemistry, planetary science, etc. are used.