This is the first part of Rob Zimmer's Wildlife in Winter series that will continue all season long. Learn all about the wonders of wildife in winter, as well as some of the best places to view winter ...

Life is a fickle thing, and to understand the potential for life beyond Earth we continue to test how microorganisms deal with extreme conditions. The latest experiment looked at how fungi and lichens ...

Colorful lichen living on dinosaur bones reflect infrared light that can be detected by drones, which might lead to finds in remote areas.

It’s been estimated that some 20,000 species of lichens cover 6 to 8% of the planet’s land surfaces, even though referring to the existence of even one species of lichen is just plain crazy talk. In ...

Washington, July 22 (efe_epa).Washington, July 22 (efe_epa). — The discovery of a new fungus requires rethinking about the nature of lichen. Until now it was believed that lichen is formed only by a ...

An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land ...

When’s the last time you really looked at lichen? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably “never.” That’s a shame, because these unassuming little organisms are useful, amazing, and, ...

Ultrastructure in the symbiotic association in Cornicularia normoerica, fixed in glutaraldehyde, was demonstrated by staining either with potassium permanganate or osmium ...

Symbiosis between fungi and microalgae gives rise to lichen. Some lichen, however, such as Lobaria scrobiculata, have a unique feature: the fungus establishes a symbiosis with a cyanobacteria, thus ...

Individual lichens may contain up to three different fungi, according to new research from an international team of researchers. This evidence provides new insight into another recent discovery that ...

Artist Naomi Christenson sits beside her most recent painting titled "Lavender Turkey Tails" featuring a turkey tail mushroom she spotted while out on a walk. She turned the photograph she took into ...