For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

Mars can host life, according to Polish researchers, after demonstrating lichen's survival under simulated Mars-like ...

Researchers have identified a lifeform that could survive the harsh conditions on Mars, potentially helping future humans to ...

Lichens are characteristic elements of temperate and tropical forests. We are studying the spatial patterns of lichen species richness and community composition along different scales, from individual ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionising ...

KUNMING -- A research team has discovered a new lichen genus on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is known as the "roof of the world." The genus has been named Pseudosolorina. The team's findings were ...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 participants ...

After nearly 100 years of study, the consensus by the 21st century was that the lichens of the Smokies were a known quantity. Biologists estimated that the 463 species that had been documented in ...

Two new lichen species have been discovered at Horton Plains by botanists. Scientifically named Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis, these will upgrade the endemic checklist of Sri Lankan ...

We are focusing on the ecology, biogeography and taxonomy of poorly known but species-rich groups (e.g. the family Verrucariaceae). Fieldwork is being carried out in Europe, tropical areas in Costa ...

Their diversity, in fact, is amazing with more than 900 known lichen species in Georgia. One hardwood tree may harbor more than 30 species. But what makes lichens most fascinating is that each ...