Lichen is everywhere. It grows on sidewalks, rocks, trees, roofs and undistributed soil and in frigid tundras, arid deserts and even contaminated environments. You just have to look for it, says ...

The average person can easily spot lichens in the woods, yet few scientists have studied the species. Now the Smokies are a hotspot for such research.

Researchers from the University of Helsinki's Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus and the National Museums of Kenya have discovered four lichen species new to science in the rainforests of the ...

COQUILLE — Spend the day Sunday, June 30, in a five-hour workshop with Irene Hinkle as she leads Dye Lichens Identification in the morning, 10 a.m.-noon, and Myco-Printing on Wool Felt, from 1-4 p.m.

Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its original collectors, the lichen is only known from 32 specimens ...

"The lengthy groundwork is finally complete," says Jouko Rikkinen, Professor of Botany at the University of Helsinki, Finland, giving a sigh of relief. The research article just published focuses on ...

The species, named Thelotrema maharashtrense after Maharashtra, was identified through a study led by researchers Ansil P A and Rajeshkumar KC.

All plants and lichens listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act are sensitive to climate change but there are few plans in place to address this threat directly, according to new research ...

All winter, I stared at my magnolia tree’s bare branches, wishing for spring. Except, when I looked closely, I saw that the branches weren’t bare. While I waited for green leaves and pink blossoms, I ...