Lichen is a combination of algae and fungus that lives on any number of solid, undisturbed surfaces, including trees and rocks ... both looks unhealthy and is covered with lichen or moss, chances ...

Iceland, the land of ice and fire, is for geologists what the tropics are for ecologists: an opportunity for an unparalleled field education. A band of more than 100 volcanoes, many still active, ...

If you were walking down the brick path between the Regis Center for Art and the Barbara Barker Center for Dance on Thursday ...

Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria ...

Weathering and erosion slowly chisel, polish, and buff Earth's rock into ever evolving works ... a heavy toll on Earth's hardened minerals. Lichens and mosses can squeeze into cracks and crevices ...

For thousands of years, lichens have quietly shaped Michigan’s landscapes—and their work is far from finished.

The tropics, where biodiversity and interactions among species abound, provide an alternative view of relationships between ...