If you take a close look at some of the more established trees in your landscape, you may notice something you cannot seem to describe – it may look to you like a kind of fungus on your tree trunk. Is ...

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 ...

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 ...

João Araújo finds zombie ants fascinating — not just because of their parasitic situation, but because they can be found in your backyard. “I found one last week literally by my door,” said Araújo, a ...

A new study reveals that the evolution of sunscreen pigments in lichen-forming fungi has been governed by the reshuffling of existing enzyme genes and novel accessory genes into new gene clusters.

I know many of us want winter to come to an end, but I would like just one more good snowstorm. I love all seasons, but I need a little more of that winter bleakness in the woods, primarily to help me ...

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, ...

When the asteroid hit, dinosaurs weren't the only ones that suffered. Clouds of ash blocked the sun and cooled the planet's temperature, devastating plant life. But fungi, which decompose dead stuff, ...

EDMONTON--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 ...

A team of researchers with members from the U.S. and several South American countries has found that a type of lichen that grows in several parts of Central and South America consists of at least 126 ...