We often see what we think of as moss growing among tree branches, or we see a crusty, colored coating on the bark of trees or rocks. Sometimes we notice a greenish velvet carpeting on rocks, walls or ...

The presence of lichen or moss on backyard trees can understandably be concerning at first. Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus that lives on any number of solid, undisturbed surfaces, ...

Lichens are nearly everywhere — odd growths that appear as crusty patches and splotches on tree trunks, limbs, rocks, bare soil, stone walls, tombstones, wooden fences. Regardless, lichens often get ...

Have you heard the one about the fungus meeting the algae? They took a “lichen” to each other! Biologically speaking, lichens are a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and algae. Recently, on a ...

The patches of lichen you’ve probably seen growing on tree trunks and park benches might be easy to overlook, but they’re actually some of the world’s strangest living things. While they're sometimes ...

On a brisk Saturday morning at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, Maine, Park Ranger Jeff Pengel leads a nature walk he’s titled ‘EnLichenment’. And, puns aside, there’s a lot to see here, once ...

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Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the ...

On a brisk Saturday morning at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal, Maine, Park Ranger Jeff Pengel leads a nature walk he’s titled ‘EnLichenment’. And, puns aside, there’s a lot to see here, once ...