Symbiotic relationships between jellyfish and their microbial partners underpin the ecological success of mixotrophic scyphozoans such as Cassiopea species. By hosting photosynthetic dinoflagellates, ...

Some of the most iconic safari moments captured on film or in still pictures are of powerful lions draped in thick honey-gold manes, pouncing on significantly larger prey. In the wilderness, it seems ...

Brightly colored beetles that feed on a wide range of plants possess robust metabolic capabilities, thanks to bacteria residing in specialized organs in their digestive tract. The bacterium Stammera ...

Coral reef ecosystems, widely seen as a climate change bellwether, are more complex than previously understood. A new international study by the universities of Bristol, Wuhan in China, and ...

Heavy metal pollution can alter the relationship between trees and the fungi that support them, according to research from ...

A symbiotic relationship is a long-term interaction between animal species that is beneficial for one or both animals. There are different forms: It’s mutualism we’ll mostly look at today. Two types ...

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, ...