Symbiosis is simply defined as living together. Scientists use this term to describe intimate relationships between members of different species. By definition there are at least two species in a symbiotic relationship; it is unknown the maximum number...

In plant communities each plant might interact in a positive, negative, or neutral manner. Plants often directly or indirectly alter the availability of resources and the physical habitat around them. Trees cast shade, moderate temperature and...

Symbiosis is generally defined as a condition where two dissimilar organisms live together in an intimate associate that sees both organisms benefit. Microbial symbiosis tends to be bit broader in definition, being defined as the co-existence of two...

Insect-plant interaction refers to the activities of two types of organisms: insects that seek out and utilize plants for food, shelter, and/or egg-laying sites, and the plants that provide those resources. These interactions are often examined from...

This article is about the biological phenomenon, for comic book use see Symbiote...

Background Friendships are important to your students and they will be excited to find out that "friendships" exist in nature as well. Symbiosis is an association between two or more different species of organisms. The association may be long-term or even permanent....

An Awkward Symbiosis Can fiction and scientific autobiography coexist? Luminous Fish, By Lynn Margulis, 192 pp., Chelsea Green Publishing, $21.95 By Jennifer Rohn The biologist Lynn Margulis has led an eventful life: fighting for decades to push the endosymbiotic theory of organelle...

When it came to Brazil, it used to be the girl from Ipanema that had people saying "Ahhh." Lately, though, it's the country's hot economy that brings on sighs of satisfaction. Right now, iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund EWZ reflects that. The exchange traded fund,...

Markets: Investors are taking companies private at a record pace. On Monday, it was Sallie Mae, the mammoth school-loan company, in a $25 billion deal. Do private equity firms know something the rest of us don't?It sure seems so to us. Make no mistake about...