In an environment as vast and extreme as the world’s oceans, survival of the fittest takes on new meaning. That’s probably why cooperation is the name of the game for many of the more vulnerable ...

A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, particularly in the context of medicine. This relationship, which spans millennia, ...

Pollinators like the blue orchard bee live in a natural symbiosis with farmers, because crops rely on them to reproduce. In return, the pollinators receive flower nectar that gives them energy to fly.

Paleozoic marine ecosystems were marked by a diverse array of symbiotic interactions that have left a lasting imprint on the evolutionary history of life. These associations, ranging from mutualistic ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return, plants ...

Of the symbiotic relationships, mutualism, where both species benefit from the relationship, is the most exciting form. How two disparate species can form a cooperative where both benefit seems like ...

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