Blacksburg, Va., May 12, 2005 – Researchers from China and the United States have found evidence of lichen-like symbiosis in 600-million-year-old fossils from South China. The previous earliest ...

Researchers from the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, described the symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae which science has largely overlooked until now. The coexistence of ...

It’s been estimated that some 20,000 species of lichens cover 6 to 8% of the planet’s land surfaces, even though referring to the existence of even one species of lichen is just plain crazy talk. In ...

New research presents evidence that algae could have piggybacked on fungi to leave the water and to colonize the land, over 500 million years ago. Scientists think that green algae are plants ...

Q: There is a mossy growth on the lower portion of the tree trunks in our neighborhood. It grows in circles and is in a variety of colors. Is it harmful to our trees? A: You are describing an ...

The Latin roots of the word “symbiosis” mean living together. In the broadest sense, symbiosis refers to any close association of two (or more) different kinds of entities. A familiar example of ...

The sea slug Elysia rufescens fights predators by wielding toxic chemicals that it acquires from eating algae. A team has discovered that these chemicals are made by bacteria living inside the algae, ...

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