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

Lichen is a topic that’s not usually covered in the news. So, for those unversed in the subject, lichen are those weird crusty growths on churchyard headstones, old trees, roof tiles or, in the case ...

Lichen is a topic that’s not usually covered in the news. So, for those unversed in the subject, lichen are those weird crusty growths on churchyard headstones, old trees, roof tiles or, in the case ...

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

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Known colloquially as ‘stinky sticta’, this lichen has really ... the rainforest. This fungus is a conservation priority species and exclusively grows on old hazel trees.

In fact, trees didn’t even exist during ... Not with that complex internal structure. What about a lichen—a partnership of algae and fungi? The anatomy didn’t fit. Maybe an ancient animal?

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...