Jan. 19—Found on every continent, lichen is an extraordinary organism adapted to survive in every habitat except seawater. More than just curious growths on rocks and trees, lichen can endure extreme ...

The new genus Angiactis Aptroot & Sparrius is described, with three species, A. bermudensis LaGreca sp. nov. from Bermuda, A. littoralis (Kantvilas) Aptroot & Sparrius comb. nov. from Australia and A.

Now that the majority of our deciduous plants have dropped their leaves, you may notice gray growths on the trunks of some trees and shrubs in your landscape. Most likely, these are lichens, which, ...

Forecasters say its going to be a warm, sunny weekend. And if that gets you outside for a hike, pay a little extra attention to the rocks and tree trunks you pass. You might see a bunch of crusty ...

My tree has lost all its leaves and the bark now has some fungi growing on it? Is lichen killing my tree? Lichen (pronounced lie-ken) gets a bad rap based on its appearance alone. It has been on our ...

One morning recently, I slipped out on a small kayak into the sheltered bay of Glengarriff Harbour in Cork. As the American naturalist Henry David Thoreau would have said, it was a “good lichen day”: ...

The light snow that fell last night happened before midnight. So when I step outside this morning, I see a new covering that reveals the movements of the wildlife during the rest of the winter night.

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 ...

If you come across a rock in its natural setting, you will likely find it covered by lichens, proof that nature is alive. What are lichens? Lichen is not a single organism, it is made up of two parts: ...