A species of truffle that is considered to be rare has been found for the first time in Finland. Previously it has been thought to exist only in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The truffle ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in mBio, the online open-access journa ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 14, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —A multi-institutional team from the Department of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) used metagenomic and metaproteomic approaches to provide insight into the symbiotic relationship ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Our gut is home to trillions of bacteria, numbering more than the cells in the rest of our body, and these bacteria help us to digest our food, absorb nutrients and strengthen our immune system. This complex ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 23, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 0

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered two new symbionts living in the gut of termites, and taken the unusual step of naming them after fictional monsters created by American horror author ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 1 |

Two new species of the gorgonian inhabiting barnacles—Conopea saotomensis and Conopea fidelis—have been collected from the area surrounding the historically isolated volcanic islands of São Tomé and ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 27, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—After a year of studying up close the symbiotic relationship between a mosquito-sized bug and a fungus, a Simon Fraser University biologist has advanced the scientific understanding of biological ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 06, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, have discovered a novel phenomenon that in galls (plant-made nests) formed by some aphid species, the inner gall wall ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 29, 2013 not rated yet 0

Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting down a dead crab apple tree, causing an infection that led University of Utah scientists to discover a new bacterium and ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 15, 2012 5 / 5 (7) 1 |

Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened – they call for help. A study reported this week in the journal Science shows that threatened corals send signals to fish "bodyg ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 08, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

When there is little water available for plants to grow, their roots form alliances with soil microbes that can promote plant growth even under water-limiting conditions, according to research published Oct. 31 by Daniele ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 31, 2012 not rated yet 0

It is tragic whenever any species is lost. Now it appears that the impact of species loss is far-reaching, much more than previously thought. The symbiotic relationships that develop in the environment as ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 24, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

There are approximately one trillion quintillion microbial cells on this planet. That's more than the number of stars in the known universe! 

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Oct 22, 2012 not rated yet 0

Around 71 per cent of the Earth's surface is made up of salt-water oceans - that's 98 per cent of all water. The ecosystems that exist beneath their surface are diverse and vibrant. Their sheer scale, however, ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Oct 15, 2012 not rated yet 0

A wind turbine designed to incorporate the bumps on a whale's tale. A fast-growing rice that needs half the normal amount of water to grow, thanks to observation of a hot-spring fungi. A video display inspired by the iridescent ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Sep 26, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1