Statistical analyses of empirical mutualistic networks indicate that a hierarchical nested structure is prevalent and is characterized by nestedness values that are consistently higher than those ...

Mutualistic interactions—beneficial exchanges between species—are fundamental to ecosystem structure, function and resilience. From pollination and seed dispersal to microbial nutrient exchange, ...

Webs of mutualistic species often expand as new species are introduced. Here a female Anna’s hummingbird visits a Mexican bush sage in a California garden. (Photo by John Thompson) Coevolution, which ...

A new North Carolina State University study finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants. The findings could portend the future fracturing ...

Advanced sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins and extended realities (XR), and robotics will change technology-driven markets substantially, establishing novel applications and alter ...

Biologists have challenged old notions that communities with mutualistic interactions -- where the presence of one species benefits another -- are unstable. Their model, instead, shows that such ...

Scientists discovered that swollen-thorn acacias invested more in ant rewards during a drought, suggesting that mutualistic interactions play a crucial role in the plant’s survival, even during ...

In one of the most significant synergies in technology set for the forthcoming years, advanced sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins, extended reality (XR) and robotics are projected to ...

Coevolution, which occurs when species interact and adapt to each other, is often studied in the context of pair-wise interactions between mutually beneficial symbiotic partners. But many species have ...