symbiosis
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Check Out These Winning Pics of Plants, Fungi, Whales, and Dinosaurs
The BMC Ecology and Evolution photo competition has come to an end, and the winners and runners-up cover a diverse sweep of the animal and fungal kingdoms. From ongoing conservation efforts to investigations of life-long extinct, these images show how humans interrogate and try to protect the world around them. Enjoy this short list of…
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15 Amazing Close-up Photos to Cleanse Your Timeline
Winning images were chosen from more than 9,000 entries across 56 countries.
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7 Nature Photo Winners That Show the Quiet Drama of Life
The science journal BMC Ecology and Evolution recently held an image competition to showcase the dramatic diversity of Earth’s ecosystems. From the tiny tragedy of a wasp easting a spider to the anticipation just before a snake strikes, these photos show a range of scenes often never witnessed by humans. Here are the seven contest…
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We’ve Been Wrong About Lichen For 150 Years
Hundreds of millions of years ago, a tiny green microbe joined forces with a fungus, and together they conquered the world. It’s a tale of two cross-kingdom organisms, one providing food and the one other shelter, and it’s been our touchstone example of symbiosis for 150 years. The trouble is, that story is nowhere near…