Have you ever noticed the strange, colorful splotches clinging to rocks, tree bark, or even old fences after a rainy day?

Sunburst lichen are often found on nutrient rich surfaces -- meaning surfaces with a lot of nitrogen -- you’ll find these sorts of surfaces at the beach, also on rocks coated with bird droppings ...

Located in the southern Bitterroot Valley, the park is surrounded by wildlife and 'painted rocks,' or the green, yellow, and orange lichens that cover the granite and rhyolite cliffs nearby.

Canada has half the world’s endowment of this sort. The bright orange elegant sunburst lichen (pictured) grows on rocks and bones. Hunters use it to find nests and burrows.

Bright orange crusts decorate the rocks. Called elegant sunburst lichens, they look like orange peels flattened on the hard surfaces.

Stonehenge expert fears rare lichen in rock could be irreparably damaged after Just Stop Oil paint attack as JK Rowling leads social media mockery of eco zealots ...

Steve and Beth McDaniel, cofounders of Reactive Surfaces, set out to mimic lichen, a natural carbon sink.

A new book illustrates the lasting musical and cultural impact of Orange County’s most prominent punk acts.

Gordon, who organized the event, Lichen in a Winter World, said his interest in lichen started when he wanted to know about the vivid yellow and orange blotches covering the rocks along the ...

When people notice lichens on their trees, shrubs and other plants, they become concerned that they have problems. But they shouldn’t worry, says LSU AgCenter plant scientist Raj Singh.

I stand on the gently rocking bow and measure the distance with my eye, then jump onto a granite boulder covered in orange lichen and scramble up the rocks, using scrawny fir trees to pull myself ...