From colorful splashes of lichen, to intricate geometric walls of barnacles, Alameda Point is teeming with dazzling natural ...

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect different parts of the body, including the skin, scalp, nails, and mucous membranes. Cutaneous LP causes itchy, purplish lesions on ...

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that found on Mars. The study challenges assumptions that Mars is entirely ...

There’s a place in southwestern Minnesota where the earth suddenly decides to show off, rising dramatically from endless ...

That’s Blue Mounds State Park in a nutshell – a 1,500-acre geological wonderland tucked away in the southwestern corner of ...

Look out for this large, leafy lichen on trees in ancient woodlands in the west of the UK. Like other lichen species, tree lungwort is made up of multiple organisms – a fungus and two algae species in ...

More information: Arabella Crew et al, Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study, British Journal of General Practice (2024). DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0360 ...

"Blue balls" is a slang term for a medical condition called epididymal hypertension. This condition occurs when prolonged sexual arousal without ejaculation causes fluid to build up in the testicles.