These trees now have circles and bare sites where ... A symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi composes lichens. Now, as the days get warmer (and maybe wetter), they respond.

A recent Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment study cataloged a wide variety of lichens, mosses and liverworts living on the urban trees of Vancouver, Canada.

One hardwood tree may harbor more than 30 species. But what makes lichens most fascinating is that each species is a curious, plantlike structure composed of a fungus and an alga — or sometimes ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that found on Mars.

Scientists discover a third fungus that is widespread in lichens, but it’s not clear yet whether it’s a partner in the algal-fungal symbiosis or a bystander. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news ...

Known colloquially as ‘stinky sticta’, this lichen has really ... the rainforest. This fungus is a conservation priority ...

This discovery opens new perspectives on the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Lichens, these symbiotic organisms between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, are known for their extreme ...