Planet Earth, like all spacecraft, needs power to function. The light energy powering life on Earth has travelled 93 million miles of space from the Sun, taking just over eight minutes. The super power of plants is capturing and storing light energy. Join botanist Max Coleman on an Instagram livestreamed tour of the Garden looking at the wonderful world of leaves – the organs plants use to carry out the chemical wizardry of photosynthesis.

Presented by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh