These trees now have circles and bare sites where ... A symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi composes lichens. Now, as the days get warmer (and maybe wetter), they respond.

A recent Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment study cataloged a wide variety of lichens, mosses and liverworts living on the urban trees of Vancouver, Canada.

From colorful splashes of lichen, to intricate geometric walls of barnacles, Alameda Point is teeming with dazzling natural ...

One hardwood tree may harbor more than 30 species. But what makes lichens most fascinating is that each species is a curious, plantlike structure composed of a fungus and an alga — or sometimes ...

Scientists discover a third fungus that is widespread in lichens, but it’s not clear yet whether it’s a partner in the algal-fungal symbiosis or a bystander. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news ...

Known colloquially as ‘stinky sticta’, this lichen has really ... the rainforest. This fungus is a conservation priority ...

Published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to survive and function on the Martian surface, challenging previous assumptions about the ...

Mars can host life, according to Polish researchers, after demonstrating lichen's survival under simulated Mars-like ...