So any symbiotic bacteria need to adapt accordingly during those developmental stages. The current study focuses on two beetle species in particular: Lagria hirta (L. hirta) ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

Scientists discovered three new species of sea spiders that live near the ocean floor and feast on bacteria that convert ...

Symbiotic bacteria ride along with single-celled protists in ocean's upper layer. Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as ...

The results in Nature Communications find that symbiotic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria can ensure dominance among soil microbes due to its signalling-based communication with the legume plant host ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.